Canadian Universities' AI Proctoring Tools Reportedly Collected Student Biometric Data Without Adequate Consent
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian universities reportedly used AI-enabled remote-proctoring tools for online exams. A University of Ottawa project supported by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada found that tools such as Respondus Monitor, ProctorU, ProctorTrack, Proctorio, ProctorExam, and Examity collected student personal or biometric data under conditions not conducive to meaningful consent.
- Date it happened
- 2020-03-09
- Organisation involved
- Universities, Professors, Educators, Canadian universities
- Product, system or model
- Respondus Monitor, Remote exam proctoring systems, ProctorU remote proctoring software, ProctorU, ProctorTrack, Proctorio, ProctorExam, Examity, Biometric proctoring systems
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