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When I was doing CLEP exams, there were issues there too.  I much preferred my online proctoring through ProctorU (TECEP's mostly) to having to go to a campus to take exams.  But ProctorU was a pain, and there were always issues.  That being said, it's a toss-up as to which is better, they both have their pros and cons.  The thing I don't understand is people's issues with being watched on camera, vs. being watched in person.  Both were fine with me.  But one isn't better than the other - they're both someone watching to make sure you don't cheat.  I don't get how people differentiate between the two.

I don't care about proctoring. I care about the nonsense rules the proctors make up. Like telling my neighbor to stop mowing his lawn because of the noise or turn my clear glass full of water upside down so they can see in the glass. I don't like the noise they have when they don't mute themselves. i don't like them interrupting me while I'm concentrating. I don't like having to show someone my room and that video is recorded. I don't like sharing my license on camera which is recorded and stored overseas. Cybersecurity is a massive problem with the proctoring industry. The struggle to understand what the proctors are saying can be difficult to work through as some can get pretty aggressive and nasty. I can't say I've experienced these issues in person with a professor or TA in the room. Some professors even leave the classroom during exams because they're bored and have no interest in babysitting. They know that if you're going to cheat, you'll find a way. For some it's not worth the battle.