Academic surveillance can be considered as an emerging field of “capitalism surveillance” (Zuboff) pertaining to the dominance of a few companies in the surveillance field. Online proctoring software represent a variety of tools often based…

Organization

University of Ottawa

Published

2022

Project leader(s)

Céline Castets-Renard, Professor, Faculty of Law – Civil Law Section, University of Ottawa

Summary

This project examines how, during the COVID-19 pandemic, many universities…

Online proctoring tools for conducting remote exams do not go far enough to ensure free, clear and individual consent from Canadian students whose biometric data they collect, according to a new report published by the University of Ottawa …

Online proctoring biometrics for remote exams fails to meet Canada's legal threshold of consent, privacy, and anti-discrimination, according to a new academic report from the University of Ottawa with the support of the Office of the Privac…