school surveillance
A Tool That Monitors How Long Kids Are in the Bathroom Is Now in 1,000 American Schools
Motherboard identified multiple schools that have adopted e-HallPass to track students' movements.
Tech Companies Are Already Building Tucker Carlson’s School Surveillance Fever Dream
Republicans want to stop discussions about racism by filling classrooms with cameras. We're already halfway there.
Tech Companies Want Schools to Use COVID Relief Money on Surveillance Tools
As schools reopen with billions in federal aid, surveillance vendors are hawking expensive tools like license plate readers and facial recognition.
Proctorio Is Doubling Down On Lawsuits Against Its Critics
The exam surveillance company is taking its legal crusade against critics a step further after coming under fire from students and privacy activists.
Schools Use Software That Blocks LGBTQ+ Content, But Not White Supremacists
A Motherboard investigation found the algorithmic surveillance tools allow racist groups like the KKK while flagging LGBTQ health sites as 'porn'.
Students Are Easily Cheating 'State-of-the-Art' Test Proctoring Tech
Students are using HDMI cables and hidden phones to cheat on exams administered through invasive proctoring software like Proctorio.
Schools Are Abandoning Invasive Proctoring Software After Student Backlash
Proctorio has cashed in on remote learning since the start of the pandemic. Now, some schools are abandoning the company's controversial software.
2,000 Parents Demand Major Academic Publisher Drop Proctorio Surveillance Tech
“We demand that McGraw Hill Publishing cease its performative allyship and end its peddling of racially-biased, invasive surveillance technology immediately”
Facial Recognition Company Lied to School District About its Racist Tech
Documents reveal Lockport Schools' facial recognition tech has mistaken broom handles for guns and has misidentified Black students at much higher rates.
Colleges Say They Don’t Need Exam Surveillance Tools to Stop Cheating
Companies have made millions selling exam monitoring software during the pandemic, but many universities have adopted less-invasive alternatives.
Students Have To Jump Through Absurd Hoops To Use Exam Monitoring Software
Using hand mirrors and making 3D room scans are among the bizarre instructions students must follow while using software like ProctorU and Respondus.
An Exam Surveillance Company Is Trying to Silence Critics With Lawsuits
One man says he lost his savings after being sued by Proctorio, whose software tracks physical movements to detect “abnormal” behavior during exams.