This course explores the legal and policy issues that judges, legislators, prosecutors and defense counsel are beginning to confront as they respond to the recent explosion in computer-related crime. In particular, it considers how conduct in cyberspace challenges traditional approaches to the investigation, prosecution and defense of criminal conduct in physical space. Topics include: the law of privacy, electronic surveillance and the Fourth Amendment in cyberspace, computer hacking, computer viruses, worms and Trojan horses, defining what cyber conduct should be criminalized and identifying appropriate sanctions, data hiding and encryption, online economic espionage and intellectual property protection, cyberterrorism, and civil liberties online.
No technical expertise is experience is required, although familiarity with the Internet is helpful.