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It's almost trivial to do the same without this API: focus/blur events, user input from mouse/keyboard. A permission toggle will add nothing. > its use in vari
by Beltalowda 4y ago
It's almost trivial to do the same without this API: focus/blur events, user input from mouse/keyboard. A permission toggle will add nothing.
> its use in various "ed tech" websites to detect alleged cheating[1] is frightening, to say the least
Because? Monitoring what happens during an exam seems normal and reasonable. There is a limit to what is "reasonable" – monitoring webcam and microphone is not IMHO, but seeing if another tab was opened is fairly reasonable.
- alwayslikethis 4y agoIt's not during an exam. If you read the link referenced, it notes that Canvas can log activity even when in non-proctored tests, for which there is no indication or expectation of this happening. For proctored tests they just record with your webcam and microphone anyways.
- Beltalowda 4y agoIt's still during an exam. The expectation of complete privacy of what happens on an exam webpage while you're taking the exam is an unreasonable expectation.