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I was working at my desk the other day when I turned to look at my girlfriend Caitlin. Sitting across our 430-square-foot apartment, she was visibly and audibly frustrated and muttered, "Shit." She just started an online course required for graduation at the University of Georgia. I asked her what’s wrong. She told me she needed to put on pants before taking a practice test.  Her course, like many required courses for students, uses Respondus’ LockDown Browser, one of many course m...

The Collegiate Live By Breegan Petruska As colleges across the country have resorted to online and virtual teaching, many of these schools have turned to a new browser to help prevent students from cheating. The Lockdown Browser gains access to students’ video and audio on their computer to record them during tests.  Before accessing the test, there are a number of steps the student must take inside of the browser in order to take their test. They have to be in a quiet room where no one e...