I know hacks get posted too often to HN, but this is a particularly egregrious example. Proctortrack is an online proctoring software which school force the students to download and use. It collects, from their own privacy policy:
* Name and Address
* Zip Code
* Photograph of identity document, such as a driver’s license
* Photograph of you
(Note: it needs a scan of your face from three angles.)
* Telephone Number
* Usernames and Passwords
* Name of the Test Sponsor(s)
* Employment information
* E-mail address
* Test submissions
* Screen-captures
* Audio and video recordings of you taking tests and the test-room environment
* Biometric data, including biometric identifiers (such as scans of hand or knuckles) and biometric information (such as knuckle, face, or keystroke patterns)
* Government-issued identification number (if required, or as included in the identity document you provide)
Why does it need all this information? This is yet another example of a shitty company "forgetting" to pay for security and the consumers (who don't even have a choice to not use the software) have to pay.
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 14.1 ms ] thread* Name and Address
* Zip Code
* Photograph of identity document, such as a driver’s license
* Photograph of you
(Note: it needs a scan of your face from three angles.)
* Telephone Number
* Usernames and Passwords
* Name of the Test Sponsor(s)
* Employment information
* E-mail address
* Test submissions
* Screen-captures
* Audio and video recordings of you taking tests and the test-room environment
* Biometric data, including biometric identifiers (such as scans of hand or knuckles) and biometric information (such as knuckle, face, or keystroke patterns)
* Government-issued identification number (if required, or as included in the identity document you provide)
Why does it need all this information? This is yet another example of a shitty company "forgetting" to pay for security and the consumers (who don't even have a choice to not use the software) have to pay.