The Central Student Council (CSR) has instituted summary proceedings against the University of Amsterdam for the use of surveillance software during exams. Folia. According to the student council, students should have the right to refuse the use of the software and the opportunity to take the exam in a different way.
The CSR concerns the software Proctorio, which checks during exams via the webcam and microphone of the student’s computer whether there is any cheating. The software is used to record the number of keystrokes and scan the environment for books that can be used to cheat. The recordings can then be viewed by the examination board.
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