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Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - The highest state data protection officer Stefan Brink considers the monitoring software used by some universities for online exams in the Corona period to be highly problematic.
"That is beyond what we as data protectionists consider justifiable," said Brink on Monday in Stuttgart.
Students would have to play a “remote supervision platform” on their computer in order to be able to take an exam from home.
During the exam, they would then have to leave the camera and microphone on and not leave their place in front of the computer.
"You want to tell by their facial expressions whether someone is cheating," said Brink.
«We think that's hocus-pocus.
These are massive interventions in the freedom of students. "
The software is in use at several universities in Baden-Württemberg.
The faculties often agreed on whether the technology would be used.
With the software, devices would also be “scoured” to see whether there are any tools on them.
"We have a number of reports and complaints," said the country's data protection officer.
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The Ministry of Research has a legal framework for online exams.
Only: "The universities fill this framework very differently."
Brink wants to hold talks with the house of Science Minister Theresia Bauer (Greens) in order to clarify: "Where are the red lines and where are they being crossed?"
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