With students studying remotely due to COVID-19, the ANU plans to employ an artificial intelligence program on student computers that would monitor keystrokes, eye movement and internet activity.
Students are protesting a move by the Australian National University to force them to install Proctorio, a remote monitoring program, on their personal computers for exams.The Australian National University will use eye-tracking artificial intelligence software to conduct exams remotely this semesterThe university says the software is widely used and highly secure
"Many universities have used Proctorio, and [it] complies with numerous privacy regulations/certifications." "[But] the filming and recording and artificial intelligence monitoring of people's faces and bodies has been what has crossed the line for many students."Proctorio uses facial recognition software to verify and monitor students through their webcam for"suspicious" activity, including eye movements and background activity or noise.
More than 400 universities around the world — including Harvard and Columbia University — use the software to conduct exams online., including a breach that exposed more than 200,000 people and hackers trawled undetected through personal information for months."This has been a big area of concern for many students, particularly given the sensitive nature of what is being stored."
In response to those concerns, the ANU told students it had embarked on a"major uplift of its security posture" since the data breaches.
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