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Proctorio Privacy / data concern

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.

Honorlock Privacy / data concern

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.

Respondus Monitor + LockDown Browser Privacy / data concern

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.

Proctorio Privacy / data concern

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.

Honorlock Privacy / data concern

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.

Respondus Monitor + LockDown Browser Privacy / data concern

Same Auburn petition listed Respondus among proctoring tools to be removed.

Same Auburn petition listed Respondus among proctoring tools to be removed.

Honorlock Privacy / data concern

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.

Honorlock Privacy / data concern

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 …

Honorlock Tech-support runaround / endless transfers

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.

Honorlock Camera / mic failure

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.

Proctorio Racial / bias issue

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.

Proctorio Racial / bias issue

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% …

Honorlock Legal / lawsuit

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).

Honorlock Falsely flagged for cheating

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 …

Respondus Monitor + LockDown Browser Privacy / data concern

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.

Honorlock Privacy / data concern

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.

Respondus Monitor + LockDown Browser Other

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.

Honorlock Privacy / data concern

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.

Honorlock Falsely flagged for cheating

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.

Honorlock Falsely flagged for cheating

Student Doctor Network forum thread: Student accused of cheating on Honorlock-proctored exam based on alleged screen recording showing test question and IP location, despite studen…

Student [name] forum thread: Student accused of cheating on Honorlock-proctored exam based on alleged screen recording showing test question and IP location, despite student's 360-degree room scan showing …

Honorlock Privacy / data concern

Petition documented entire-room recording, full-screen access, computer crashes during exams, slowdowns, and inability to limit Chrome extension to testing-only websites.

Petition documented entire-room recording, full-screen access, computer crashes during exams, slowdowns, and inability to limit Chrome extension to testing-only websites. Stony Brook used Respondus before switching to Honorlock.

Honorlock Privacy / data concern

ASU State Press reported the Honorlock Chrome extension averaged about a 1-star rating across approximately 2,000 reviews on the Google Chrome Web Store as of January 2022.

ASU State Press reported the Honorlock Chrome extension averaged about a 1-star rating across approximately 2,000 reviews on the Google Chrome Web Store as of January 2022. Aggregate …

Honorlock Falsely flagged for cheating

A 17-year-old high school dual-enrollment student in Professor Jonelle Orridge's online biology class at Broward College was accused of cheating based on a 50-second clip from her …

A 17-year-old high school dual-enrollment student in Professor [name] online biology class at Broward College was accused of cheating based on a 50-second clip from her hourlong Honorlock …

Proctorio Legal / lawsuit

Johnson v.

Johnson v. Proctorio Inc.

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