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Millions of people got Covid-19 tests through Walgreens. Their information wasn’t adequately protected.
Critics of scientific publishing had hoped for a bigger shake-up from the global crisis
The COVID pandemic isn't the only threat; the ableist media is another pandemic putting everyone's lives in danger.
By Marie Lebert, 24 July 2021. [French version in ActuaLitté] Here is the English version of my article published on 22 July 2021 in the French online journal ActuaLitté. When I heard about the law…
Early last October my phone rang. On the line was a researcher calling from Today, the BBC’s agenda-setting morning radio programme. She told me that something strange had happened, and she hoped I…
Spoofed CIO ‘pandemic guideline’ emails being used to steal credentials.
Researchers say hundreds of preinstalled apps can access a log found on Android devices where sensitive contact tracing information is stored
Get essential education news and commentary delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up here for The 74’s daily newsletter. The education sector knows all too well the harm that can occur when assessments aren’t given securely. There’s the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal that resulted in the indictment of 34 teachers and principals, along with […]
The 'software was built with accessibility in mind from day one', Proctorio says
Librarians in Gary, Indiana protect themselves with masks in October 1918 during the flu pandemic. via Calumet Regional Archives The 1918 influenza pandemic had a profound impact on how librarians …
Concordia students say Proctorio is invasive and infringes on their security, but their complaints seem to fall on deaf ears.
In tests, it detected black faces less than half the time
A student researcher has reverse-engineered the controversial exam software—and discovered a tool infamous for failing to recognize non-white faces.
Whistle-blower who uncovered privacy breach within the Canterbury DHB Covid-19 booking system says: “It is not a coding error. It is incompetence.”
Some Miami faculty use testing software when administering exams online, but a student petition alleges Proctorio, the most popular software, is ineffective, problematic and insecure with data. Miami teaching faculty and Proctorio officials weighed in on the controversy.