Reports
Student-led change.org petition demanding CUNY not adopt Proctorio gathered over 27,000 signatures, citing privacy, bias, and surveillance concerns.
Student-led change.org petition demanding CUNY not adopt Proctorio gathered over 27,000 signatures, citing privacy, bias, and surveillance concerns. Largest such petition documented by EFF and Vice/Motherboard.
UIUC's announcement explicitly cited 'significant accessibility concerns' as one reason for not renewing Proctorio.
UIUC's announcement explicitly cited 'significant accessibility concerns' as one reason for not renewing Proctorio. Decision impacted students with disabilities who had requested ADA accommodations.
UIUC announced it would not renew its Proctorio contract, ending use at the end of Summer 2021.
UIUC announced it would not renew its Proctorio contract, ending use at the end of Summer 2021. The decision cited 'significant accessibility concerns,' privacy, data security, and equity …
California Community Colleges' Online Teaching Conference ended its Proctorio sponsorship deal in February 2021 after professors Aloha Sargent and Maritez Apigo led a viral faculty…
California Community Colleges' Online Teaching Conference ended its Proctorio sponsorship deal in February 2021 after professors Aloha Sargent and Maritez Apigo led a viral faculty boycott petition. The …
At least three students of color at UW-Madison reported Honorlock's Exam Pause feature failed to detect their darker skin tones, pausing their exams.
At least three students of color at UW-Madison reported Honorlock's Exam Pause feature failed to detect their darker skin tones, pausing their exams. The university disabled the Exam …
UBC restricted Proctorio in March 2021 in connection with the Linkletter litigation, the Olsen Reddit chat-log breach, and broader privacy/bias concerns documented by faculty and s…
UBC restricted Proctorio in March 2021 in connection with the Linkletter litigation, the Olsen Reddit chat-log breach, and broader privacy/bias concerns documented by faculty and students.
Petition demanded University of Florida stop using Honorlock and ProctorU, citing surveillance and false-flag concerns.
Petition demanded University of Florida stop using Honorlock and ProctorU, citing surveillance and false-flag concerns.
Same Utah petition naming Respondus as one of three proctoring tools to be banned.
Same Utah petition naming Respondus as one of three proctoring tools to be banned.
Same Utah petition naming Proctorio as one of three proctoring tools to be banned.
Same Utah petition naming Proctorio as one of three proctoring tools to be banned.
Petition demanded University of Utah ban invasive online proctoring software including Proctorio, Honorlock, and Respondus, framing the use as 'illegal' under existing privacy law.
Petition demanded University of Utah ban invasive online proctoring software including Proctorio, Honorlock, and Respondus, framing the use as [user] under existing privacy law.
Same Auburn petition listed Respondus among proctoring tools to be removed.
Same Auburn petition listed Respondus among proctoring tools to be removed.
Student petition demanded Auburn University remove all online proctoring methods including Honorlock, Respondus, and ProctorU.
Student petition demanded Auburn University remove all online proctoring methods including Honorlock, Respondus, and ProctorU. Cited privacy and equity concerns.
Student petition demanded Stony Brook revert from Honorlock back to Respondus, citing entire-room recording, full-screen access, computer crashes, slowdowns during exams, and inabi…
Student petition demanded Stony Brook revert from Honorlock back to Respondus, citing entire-room recording, full-screen access, computer crashes, slowdowns during exams, and inability to limit the Chrome extension …
Spectrum News 1 reported on the same UW-Madison Honorlock complaints, focusing on racial bias in face detection.
Spectrum News 1 reported on the same UW-Madison Honorlock complaints, focusing on racial bias in face detection.
Badger Herald reporting documented multiple UW-Madison student complaints about Honorlock, including darker-skin-tone face detection failures and the Exam Pause feature triggering …
Badger Herald reporting documented multiple UW-Madison student complaints about Honorlock, including darker-skin-tone face detection failures and the Exam Pause feature triggering inappropriately.
Slashdot coverage of Akash Satheesan's facial-detection bias research, amplifying findings that Proctorio's facial-detection algorithms fail to recognize Black faces 57% of the tim…
Slashdot coverage of Akash Satheesan's facial-detection bias research, amplifying findings that Proctorio's facial-detection algorithms fail to recognize [name] faces 57% of the time.
Independent researcher Akash Satheesan reverse-engineered Proctorio's Chrome extension and demonstrated it uses OpenCV facial-detection models.
Independent researcher Akash Satheesan reverse-engineered Proctorio's Chrome extension and demonstrated it uses OpenCV facial-detection models. On the FairFaces dataset, the algorithms failed to detect [name] faces approximately 57% …
Ahdoot & Wolfson, PC announced a class action investigation against Honorlock for alleged violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
Ahdoot & Wolfson, PC announced a class action investigation against Honorlock for alleged violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
While not directly Honorlock, the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine cheating dragnet reflects parallel concerns: 17 medical students accused of cheating based on Canvas log misus…
While not directly Honorlock, the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine cheating dragnet reflects parallel concerns: 17 medical students accused of cheating based on Canvas log misuse. After EFF …
ASU State Press student journalism documented mismatches between Respondus LockDown Browser's privacy claims and student experiences.
ASU State Press student journalism documented mismatches between Respondus LockDown Browser's privacy claims and student experiences. Article cataloged Honorlock and Respondus side-by-side concerns.
An ASU sophomore studying business data analytics, identified by the State Press as 'Hammer,' said he did not realize live human proctors were watching him during Honorlock exams.
An ASU sophomore studying business data analytics, identified by the State Press as 'Hammer,' said he did not realize live human proctors were watching him during Honorlock exams.
Brianna Robles, a Baylor University freshman, expressed anxiety from worry that 'any little thing I do is going to be considered cheating' while using Respondus Monitor.
Brianna Robles, a Baylor University freshman, expressed anxiety from worry that 'any little thing I do is going to be considered cheating' while using Respondus Monitor.
Student petition addressed to Dr.
Student petition addressed to Dr. [name] and Dallas College campus presidents argued Honorlock violates student privacy and demanded its removal.
SDN thread: Student's friend was in a GroupMe chat where another student announced they were going to cheat on an upcoming Honorlock exam.
SDN thread: Student's friend was in a GroupMe chat where another student announced they were going to cheat on an upcoming Honorlock exam.