Outcome Chart - New Brunswick - Law 120
Strand: Humanities
Big Idea: Public Law in Canada
Skill Descriptor:
Investigate public law considerations around Internet use and online behaviour
Achievement Indicators:
Identify how the criminal law regulates online behaviour
Discuss what types of online behaviour may have criminal consequences
Explain how cyberviolence is defined at law
Examine the legal consequences of cyberviolence
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Big Idea: Private Law in Canada
Skill Descriptor:
Discuss private law considerations around Internet use and online behaviour
Achievement Indicators:
Explain the tort of internet harassment
Articulate the law of defamation and identify what constitutes defamation
Explain how copyright law relates to illegal downloading of media
Explain how personal information is protected and how it is vulnerable
Examine how a company might use one’s own personal information to their benefit