Study.com and ProctorU Questions

[Supermind]

I don't mind that there's someone there staring at me. I can ignore that. What bothers me is not knowing what they are looking at, downloading or uploading to my computer or how they are using my connection to the internet, which ultimately I'm responsible for. The chrome extension asks for a lot of permissions. I used the same old laptop for the study.com exams, but didn't have as much problem with it since there wasn't someone there live doing who knows what. I understand they are trying to preserve academic integrity, but there must be a better way. I guess if I had to do it over again I would buy a new machine that has never had any of my personal files on it and just consider it part of the cost of the degree. That still doesn't solve the issue of giving a stranger access to the internet through my IP address, though.

Won’t it help if you created a new user profile on your computer that has limited privileges? That way, they can remotely monitor you, but they won’t have access to your personal files etc.

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My biggest complaint about ProctorU is how slow the setup is. Waiting to connect, watching some girl squinting at her screen, trying to read my ID. I have taken almost 20 tests with P.U. and I think the initial interrogation took longer than any of the tests did. Proctor U is a pretty good experience, however.

However, in my opinion, they are world's better than RPNow that Study.Com uses. RPNow is simply....poor software. Poor process. Having worked for a SAAS software developer for nearly a decade, I can say that we would have been fired for putting out software that bad.

Oh well, I am thankful for the ability to Proctor from home. It is worlds better than driving in to a testing center.

I think after the recent issues about RP Now’s incompatibility with Mac OS Mojave, something has changed. I have not yet updated my OS; I stalled it ever since people started posting on this forum that they are unable to take tests. So, I might be wrong in my presumption. But a week ago, the downloaded version of RP Now on my computer was suddenly deemed invalid. I was ready to take a test, but had to uninstall it, and once again download it from study.com website. Things look different now. There is a small window on the upper right corner that is continuously replaying what is being recorded. So, you can see yourself taking the test. Wonder if this is some sort of an upgrade.