Student Surveillance Vendor Proctorio Files SLAPP Lawsuit to Silence A Critic
During the pandemic, a dangerous business has prospered: invading students’ privacy with proctoring software and apps. In the last year, we’ve seen universities compel students to download apps that collect their face images, driver’s license data, and network information. Students who want to move forward with their education are sometimes forced to accept being recorded in their own homes and having the footage reviewed for “suspicious” behavior. Given these invasions, it’s no surprise that students and educators are fighting back against these apps. Last fall, Ian Linkletter, a...
Source: eff.org