A new law may require a webcam in your house if you're doing remote course work for a degree

[thewayne]

To eliminate cheating, of which there is no solid evidence, much less proof that attending classes and taking exams in person eliminates cheating, there is a provision in a new education law that may require you to have an electronic monitoring device in your house for when you take tests.

Naturally, some of these systems only work with Windows computers.

Now, obviously you can unplug the stupid things when they're not needed, but WTF?

http://chronicle.com/free/v54/i46/46a00103.htm

http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/24/1724225

Comments

[deborak]

Another good reason the Dept. of Education should be abolished at the Federal Level.

[silveradept]

It'll be great - first, they're only on for your tests, then they have to stay on because the government requests it, to protect you from terrorists, and then from there they'll just be on to monitor you and make sure you don't cross Big Brother.