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Proctorio faces backlash after CEO breaches privacy of UBC student
News July 14, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer Online invigilation software company Proctorio sparked public privacy concerns when their CEO released chat logs between a student and a customer service representative. On June 26, a UBC student posted a portion of a chat log with a Proctorio support team member on Reddit, claiming that the representative “went MIA” when the Chrome extension crashed during an exam held on June 10. The photo of the chat log shows the agent responding “hi” to the student’s concerns, and nothing else. Proctorio CEO Mike Olsen later commented on the student’s post under the username u/artfulhacker…
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Students raise concerns over use of proctoring software during remote exams
News June 8, 2020Written by: Michelle Gomez, News Editor With SFU’s switch to remote learning during COVID-19, the use of proctoring softwares for online exams has become more common. It has also caused controversy amongst students; the Simon Fraser Student Society has asked…
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