(From The New York Times)
A federal judge said on Monday that it was unconstitutional for a university in Ohio to virtually scan the bedroom of a chemistry student before he took a remote test, a decision that could affect how schools use remote-monitoring software popularized during the Covid-19 pandemic. The plaintiff, a student at Cleveland State University, was asked to scan his bedroom with a webcam prior to taking an online chemistry test in the spring 2021 semester. He tried to object to the request, citing confidential tax documents in the area, but ultimately complied.
Judge J. Philip Calabrese ruled that the student had a reasonable expectation of privacy in his home. Digital privacy advocates, who have long raised red flags over online proctoring services' alleged civil liberty violations in recent years, lauded the ruling.
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