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On a regular basis we hear about very unique cases of students going to extraordinary lengths to gain advantage on an examination. Surgically implanting technology is definitely one of the most extreme we have heard of.

Integrity Advocate is proud to publicly announce its part in a global alliance and the release of the world's only privacy-focused proctoring service with the ability to convert any computer into a secure workstation and verify the identity and participation of learners.

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) has recently commissioned and released a report entitled eProctoring in Theory and Practice that was authored by Professor Paul Giller, the former Registrar and Senior Vice President Academic at UCC. We believe that you will find the report interesting, insightful and practically useful when considering the integration of e-proctoring into your organization’s assessment tool kit.

Integrity Advocate is announcing in the weeks to come, exciting development that will allow for even greater integrity controls to be accessible to organizations without the expected addition of privacy violations and support requests normally associated with Lockdown Browser solutions on the market today.

Have you seen the court case about a private safety training organization that was charged and plead guilty to 14 charges relating to the providing of false documents? This organization was found to be issuing training certificates to learners that only participated in 50% of the published course and certifying completion for related components, when there was no evidence that their participation included those components.

Many technology companies assume a normal level of ability across their client base and forget that people with disabilities also participate in the digital world. To appropriately respond to this portion of our population, service providers need to consider accessibility at the design phase and involve persons with disability in the creation and/or testing phases of their technology development.

While courts, regulators and standard setting bodies are all clear as to what can be considered ‘proof of training’, more and more companies are getting into the business of online training. It is widely known that online training delivery has been characterized as a race to the bottom as many organizations position themselves to offer the cheapest possible training, the shortest duration of training, and training not compliant with regulatory requirements.

Let’s start by explaining the “Russian Hack” and how this massive breach was able to occur.

Authorize.tech now utilizes Integrity Advocate to provide the technology, service and support commonly utilized in conjunction with online examinations and training to ensure the identity of event participants, workers and volunteers viewing, completing and/or acknowledging online waivers, policies and/or forms.

"The barbecue that seats four”, as described by talk show host Johnny Carson, was the Ford Pinto, the first subcompact car produced in North America. This car sadly, had a major problem.

At the heart of privacy protection is a simple concept: Data Minimization.

In this entry-level article, we’ve compiled a few important factors you should familiarize yourself with in order to successfully integrate edTech into your classroom.

AI or Artificial Intelligence are words that are used everywhere now when talking about technology. AI can be described as any technology that perceives its environment and takes actions based on the data it has and receives.

Protests have occurred, legislation enacted and class action lawsuits filed that all relate directly to the biometrics used by automated proctoring services, that capture and store facial recognition data, facial detection data, recorded patterns of keystrokes, eye monitoring data, gaze monitoring data, and camera and microphone recordings as part of the service they provide.‍‍

If the UK GDPR regulations are the highest standard and most stringent privacy legislation in the world… how is it that so many proctoring companies claim compliance? The answer may surprise you.

In a recent alert, FERPA regulator highlights the fact that data breaches, hacks, and privacy spills are extremely common.

The virtual proctoring technology and services offered by Integrity Advocate have helped many large organizations make the shift to online learning safe and seamless.

Workforce training used to be conducted in a classroom environment, with trainers providing face-to-face instruction to a room full of personnel. Times have changed, but is industry doing enough to maintain the integrity of their online training?

Ever looked at the privacy policies of most identity verification and proctoring companies? You might be surprised by what you find.

When it comes to online learning, organizations still need to protect the integrity of their training. However, the goal should also be to act reasonably and to ensure that the level of oversight applied is not invasive in either its technology or in its incursion into personal privacy.

When it comes to verifying that a trainee has the knowledge they need to protect you, often the safeguards that institutions put into place don't meet the moment.

As more tests are administered online with remote proctoring software, learners are experiencing a brand-new, and ultimately preventable, form of test anxiety.

A truly equitable approach to accessibility goes beyond color contrast and screen reader compatibility. In the world of higher education, superior accessibility features are often the number one priority when selecting new software.

Academic studies show that claims of rampant online cheating are wildly exaggerated. So why do we continue to believe that students can’t be trusted online? Learn more about the surprising psychology of perception in our latest post.

Use these techniques from in-person, high-stakes testing to help create a secure remote test environment.

In the world of online training, there are multiple associations with vested interests. We take a look at five of them and how they recommend organizations approach online safety training and virtual proctoring. 

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with FERPA. Find out how.

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with GDPR. Find out how.

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with POPIA. Find out how.

Researchers with the security firm Avast recently released a statement identifying at least 28 third-party Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions for popular platforms including Vimeo, Facebook, Spotify, and even The New York Times as malware because of their covert functions.

… but do apply to our competitors. Real examples of other proctoring companies in the news.

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with PIPEDA. Find out how.

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with FIPPA. Find out how.

Two events shaped our technology roadmap this year more than anything else — the COVID-19 pandemic and serving higher education, a new industry for us. With these two events came incredible opportunities for growth and product innovation.

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with PIPA. Find out how.

How much are you really spending on your remote proctoring technology?

Integrity Advocate’s identity verification and exam proctoring services will compliment your organization’s efforts to comply with DCIA. Find out how.

The hacking, sale, and distribution of private data has in recent years become a major concern to educational institutions, students, and private organizations alike. They have every reason to be concerned.

We are all guilty of installing applications, plugins, or browser extensions onto our devices. What you may not realize is what is potentially lurking in the shadows when we download unfamiliar (or sometimes even familiar) software

Integrity Advocate today announced the release of the first ID Verification & Remote Proctoring plugin for Moodle, the world’s largest open source learning platform.

Online health and safety training is a booming industry, but how can trainees be assured that private information that they must share is protected? In the second part of a series, Troy Media investigates the complex world of online proctoring, and what it might mean to people who take online courses and exams.

We have all experienced the online phenomenon of ads and articles that mysteriously show up in our feed that directly correlate with our most recent personal likes or dislikes… otherwise known as behavioral targeting. 

The online training that many industries rely on to train their workers about health and safety needs to go through a massive shift, according to one software startup co-founder who is calling for higher standards.

Online training is a booming industry, but how can employers and the public be assured that workers are completing course requirements?

Regulating food safety in a climate of expanding dietary concerns, increased access to imported foods and emerging bacteria and contaminants has made safe food handling practices critical. Read this case study to learn how the Canadian Food Safety Group was able to take regulatory required and critical industry training online.

Since 1995, Smart Serve Ontario has been the leading advocate for responsible alcohol service and certifies as many as 100,000 hospitality workers annually. Read this case study to learn how this forward-thinking organization is able to deliver their training online and maintain a high-level of success in their mission to provide safe and responsible education on the consumption and handling of alcohol.

Doing away with classroom learning and testing saves money, but also raises significant due diligence and legal issues for organizations. Learn how Integrity Advocate helps organizations mitigate risk.

The International Competency Board (I-CAB) was built with online proctoring sewn into the fabric of the company. The mandate of the organization is to deliver continued improvement and reduce deficiencies of workers across a broad variety of industries and countries through access to online competency assessment tools. Read this case study to learn how this organization leads the way to a positive safety culture.

Imperial Oil Strathcona Refinery moved its pre-access training online for over 4000 workers coming to their site for a maintenance event.

Integrity Advocate replaced a legacy service provider that students had expressed frustration and privacy concerns with.