ProctorU testing in the Summer of 16

[High_Order1]

This is what their site says:

Will the proctor be able to access my personal computer files and documents without my knowledge?
No, ProctorU cannot access your computer files without your knowledge. With permission from the test taker, proctors have the ability to view the screen and move the mouse and keyboard as if he or she were sitting next to the test taker. Once the test starts, the proctor will monitor everything but can no longer move the test taker's mouse and keyboard. During the entire process, a chat box is running on the test taker’s computer, and they can see what permissions the proctor currently has at any time. The entire chat session log is saved, and there is a permanent record of what actions the proctor took while accessing the test taker's computer.

However, I vaguely (and will look better, next time) that when you are allowing permissions, they are more open than that. I could be wrong, and don't want to misinform, but I... don't know. What ports are they opening? Can they telnet in? Could they extend the desktop to a local monitor so you can't see? Does starting the applet also start a p2p sharing connection?

Too many I don't knows, and grey areas for me. I don't process classified on this system, but I do handle sensitive, and I simply don't trust a lot of stuff. (shrugs)

I know they were making changes that affected my computers' cpu usage. I tried to watch the commands she was issuing in the chat window, but couldn't keep up and test at the same time.

I'll try to edit to reflect this viewpoint.