Students have stepped up their campaign against the University of Wollongong's decision to introduce a contentious exam invigilation software they say infringes on their privacy.
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Wollongong Undergraduate Students Association (WUSA) will lead a protest about the university's decision to use the Proctorio online examination integrity system.
A WUSA meeting held earlier this week discussed concerns about student privacy and wellbeing raised by the use of the extension.
Students at the meeting branded the use of Proctorio an unethical way to complete online exams and again called on the university to abandon its use.
Earlier this month UOW told the Mercury the decision was not cost-driven, but instead about quality of learning.
In response to privacy concerns, the university emphasised that the information is encrypted and placed on a secure server.
The protest will be held at the UOW Library on Wednesday, May 4 from 12.30pm.
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Agron Latifi
Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.
Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.
