Big Brother is watching you take online school tests


	Big Brother is watching you take online school tests

kelvin273

6-19-2007 6:36 PM

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education, tech, testing

kelvin273 says:

Normally, I'd be worried about privacy implications here; but since it's a one-time piece of technology for a specific purpose, it seems like a good idea.

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