Scanning students' rooms during remote tests is unconstitutional, judge rules

In what's believed to be the first case of its kind, a student argued that his university violated his Fourth Amendment rights when it asked him for a webcam recording of his testing space.In what's believed to be the first case of its kind, a student argued that his university violated his Fourth Amendment rights when it asked him for a webcam recording of his testing space.

Aaron Ogletree, a chemistry student, sat for a test during his spring semester last year. Before starting the exam, he was asked to show the virtual proctor his bedroom. He complied, and the recording data was stored by one of the school's third-party proctoring tools, Honorlock, according to theOgletree then sued his university, alleging that the room scan violated his Fourth Amendment rights protecting U.S. citizens against"unreasonable searches and seizures.

"Mr. Ogletree's privacy interest in his home outweighs Cleveland State's interests in scanning his room. Accordingly, the Court determines that Cleveland State's practice of conducting room scans is unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment," Judge Calbrese concluded.

I'm pretty sure in some online chess events, they have the players set up two cameras so the arbiters can watch the players from a second angle.

Ignoring the fact that they are camera anyway for the class

A small victory for the right for privacy. Can’t wait for a legal challenge to latest attack on privacy rights. tornadocash

Oh

More privacy, please

MFs in 2022 are entitled as fuck. Go to a damn test center if you you think scanning the room is so invasive.

College students. Any excuse not to clean up.

jengolbeck thought you might have multiple levels of interest in this if you haven't already seen it.

Simple. Give the kid an F. Or let him come in to class like the rest of civilization.

End remote testing.

It may be that online testing is against personal rights. So, back to the old ways.

'A student who refused to perform the exam could still take the test, the school argued, even if opting out meant getting no credit for the exam.' That is not really a choice is it. That is still forcing one to have the scan done.

W

Technically it's illegal search n sezure.

ratemyskyperoom will deduct points for Cory violations🤣 Hope you passed the test👍

Forget the room scan. How is a remote online test proctored? liberallogic

Interesting. This will reduce the options for online tests which have allowed candidates more flexibility in certain training programs as well as for certain standardized tests.

Then have the tests taken in a monitored room

Good

Great ruling!

Cool no more remote tests

if he 'complied' isn't that like telling police it's ok to search your car. how can he sue after that?

CLE_State lololol

This SHOULD BE a historic Tweet. And Precedent should not be changed on this. But it will if Shallow Fascists keep eating too much meat.

Interesting that privacy here is honored, but not medical privacy when it comes to reproductive decisions.

And the practice of proctored online tests will be ended in 3... 2... 1...

I demand that ProctorUSupport MeazureLearning utilized by UABNews UABSchoolofBiz respond to how it will be updating policies and procedures based on room scans being deemed unconstitutional. aldotcom bhambizjrnl WVTM13 CBS_42 WBRCnews abc3340

Time to put the 'remote learning' scam to bed.

This seems misapplied. This was not law enforcement snooping. This was the college he was paying to teach him. There are probably other privacy laws they violated but the 4th Amendment doesn't seem to apply here. IDK

I had to do this for one of my finals and it felt very uncomfortable.

No. A waste of time. He should go to class and take the test like all the others. Online testing is a joke and the Universities and Students know it. Besides, he probably had drugs all over the place like most students that don't want to go to class because they are too stoned.

I expect this ruling will help bring an end to remote examinations. My professional body has already suspended remote exams for licensing due to privacy issues

Good ol fashioned exam room still works.

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