This course focuses on computer technology and the law. Focus is centered on transborder data flow and ways and means legislatures around the world are pursuing to protect against computer related crimes. The US and European Union amass the biggest arsenal of laws and regulation in this respect. The course is geared towards studying Saudi Arabia relevant law and regulations against a comparative background survey of legal protection in other countries. The scope of data protection is explored. Likewise, sectoral nature of the data to be protected and the varying degree of protection allocated to government data bases, energy, financial markets, children, medicine, industrial sector, biological research and intellectual property are respectively examined.
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