CSC 533 - Privacy in the Digital Age, Fall 2025


** Lecture topics and readings are subject to change as the semester evolves. Slides will be uploaded right after class.

Date Topic Reading Note
08/19 Introduction and course overview [Slide]
Topic: Database Privacy
08/21 Data De-anonymization [Slide]
08/26 k-anonymity [Slide]
08/28 l-diversity, t-closeness [Slide]
09/02 Differential privacy [Slide] Tutorial on Differential Privacy
09/04 Private Information Retrieval (PIR) [Slide]
Topic: Online Privacy
09/09 Online tracking: stateful [Slide]
09/11 Online tracking: stateless [Slide]
09/16 No Class Wellness Day
09/18 Privacy tools for web browsing [Slide]
09/23 Anonymous communication [Slide]
09/25 Tor network [Slide]
09/30 Midterm Exam Review In class discussion
10/02 Midterm Exam In class exam Topics covered upto 09/25 (inclusive)
Topic: Machine learning and Privacy
10/07 Privacy Attacks on machine learning models (part 1) [Slide]
10/09 Privacy Attacks on machine learning models (part 2) [Slide]
10/14 No Class Fall break
10/16 Privacy perserving machine learning [Slide]
10/21 Fairness and auditing of automated systems [Slide]
10/23 Privacy and safety issues with generative AI [Slide]
Topic: Legal Aspects of Privacy
10/28 Privacy acts and frameworks [Slide]
10/30 Privacy notices [Slide]
11/04 Privacy policy compliance [Slide]
Topic: Perception of Privacy
11/06 Privacy index and Factors influencing privacy attitude [Slide]
11/11 Modeling users' privacy preferences [Slide]
Topic: Emerging Privacy Threats
11/13 Bitcoin and privacy [Slide] Video lecture
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bitcoin
11/18 Network-level Inference attacks [Slide]
11/20 Acoustic and Motion sensor based inference attacks [Slide]
11/25 Final Project Presentation In class discussion
12/02 Final Exam Review [Slide] In class discussion Final privacy incident report due
12/04 Final Exam In Class (8:30-11am) Excluding Mid-term Exam Content