ptcas.blogg.se

This disclosure releases my examination marks as feed back is provided immediately. This software captures my screen and transmits my exam session information to 3rd party US Servers. My professor is requiring his students to use an online proctoring tool which records information about us students that I feel to be in violation of FIPPA and the University Policies. I would like to preface this by saying that historically Carleton has administratered all of our final examinations. My classmates and I have some privacy concerns about software we are being expected to use officially as of 23h00 last night, the exam is April 14th. I am a 3rd year student enrolled in the Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) program at Carleton. Here's a letter I wrote last year about another software, honorlock. Please, respect the basic privacy rights of students and stop the use of this software" The University has stated that they are doing what they can to ease the transition to online learning. Stop the use of video capture to monitor students' movement during an examination

Stop the use of proctoring techniques that invade privacy and gather private information on student's files and browser history Stay in constant view of the camera and restrict "suspicious" body movements, which can lead to anxiety and stress Give up privacy with little power to refuse Install closed source software they may not trust and that may not support their current operating system

Causing an issue for students with strained resources The implementation of this will cause students to:Īquire webcams, hardware, and faster internet. Know the computer's IP addresses and addresses of web connections made while the application is runningĪccess all file system activity within the CoMaS folder and on the DesktopĪll of these things are an invasion of privacy. "As the fall semester continues online, reports of the implementation of an invasive proctoring software are being sent out to students.Ĭapture images of student's faces and private homes, as well as take screenshots of the student's computer screen