Students at Florida State University say software designed to detect academic misconduct violates privacy rights, EdScoop reports. While the university is remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty can use Honorlock, which records web activity, detects the use of mobile devices to identify potential cheating, and accesses computer webcams and microphones, to monitor student activity during exams. More than 5,000 students have signed an online petition stating the technology is a “blatant violation of our privacy as students.”
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