RACIAL BIAS / FACIAL RECOGNITION – Three UW-Madison students reported their exams were erroneously paused because Honorlock software failed to register their faces due to skin tone…
University of Wisconsin-Madison · reported by ResearchImport
RACIAL BIAS / FACIAL RECOGNITION – Three UW-Madison students reported their exams were erroneously paused because Honorlock software failed to register their faces due to skin tone. University disabled an optional exam pause feature on March 11 in response.
Course / Exam
Multiple courses (Honorlock, related to broader proctoring bias documented same week)
Program
Undergraduate
Outcome
University disabled the problematic feature. Honorlock disputed the skin tone connection, claiming students were 'looking down or away.' Documented alongside ProctorU racial bias reports in same week's news cycle.
Source
Research / Academic / Legal
Original
Imported research record