Networks and the Invisible Web · Networks & Security

Cryptography and Privacy

Exploring the mathematics of encryption and the ongoing battle between privacy and surveillance.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does public key cryptography allow two strangers to communicate securely?
  2. 2What are the social consequences of a world without digital privacy?
  3. 3Should governments have a back door into encrypted communications?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9DT10K02AC9DT10P01
Year: Year 10
Subject: Technologies
Unit: Networks and the Invisible Web
Period: Networks & Security

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