Philippine Department of Education pitches PhilSys digital ID benefits to student leaders
The Philippine Department of Education (DepEd) held a National Orientation event this week to introduce Student Government Officers to the…
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Concerns about biometric online proctoring expressed by students in Australia, U.S. and Canada
University of Queensland students have reported disturbing incidents involving biometrics-based remote proctoring software used by the school to ensure the…
Australian students fear exam platform threatens biometric data privacy
Students from Australia’s University of Queensland fear their biometric data and privacy could be at risk due to a third-party…
NEC’s facial recognition technology to authenticate students during school exams
Melbourne firm Genix Ventures is working with NEC Australia to trial NEC‘s NeoFace facial recognition software platform to help prevent…
Kenya universities and colleges to capture biometric data of all students
Kenya’s Education Cabinet Secretary has directed universities and colleges to capture biometric data of all students within the next 120…
Verificient Technologies signs the Student Privacy Pledge
Verificient Technologies has signed the Student Privacy Pledge developed by The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and The Software &…
Students develop cane with facial recognition capabilities to guide blind
ICT students at Birmingham City University have developed a new smart cane that uses facial recognition technology to enable the…
Monitoring behavioral biometrics helps ProctorU curb academic fraud
Online proctoring firm ProctorU is offering an online course video monitoring system, designed to help colleges and universities cut down…
San Diego school board to pilot facial recognition system for students
San Diego’s Encinitas Union School District is set to launch a first-of-its-kind pilot program that authenticates students on school-issued iPads…
Biometrics use at Massachusetts school raise privacy concerns from parents
The school system in North Adams, Massachusetts is introducing biometrics tofacilitate lunch lines at schools, which has raised concerns among…
