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0 pointsRHSeeger4y ago0 comments

It would appear that it's already in use in Europe and has win in court.

https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Rb._Amsterdam_-_C/13/6846...

> The Amsterdam Court of First Instance rejected the request by student representatives and an individual student for a preliminary injunction against the use of digital surveillance software for exams by a public university. The court ruled that measures against covid-19 did not allow for a suitable alternative and the processing could therefore be based on Article 6(1)(e) GDPR.

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iforgotpassword4y ago

The Netherlands seem to really embrace these platforms. I think for example Chromebook based exams have been big there for quite some years now while it's almost unheard of in Germany.

Hiopl4y ago

I don't understand how that passed.

> (e) processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;

What's the point of GDPR if you can side-step it in this way?

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