THE ADAMSON University Student Council conducted a survey recently to seek parents’ thoughts on AdU’s implementation of an anti-cheating browser during examinations, which students said violates their privacy.

The AUSG said taking the side of students is not enough to stop the mandatory use of the Respondus Lockdown Browser during online learning.

“Our demand as students to revoke this implementation is not yet enough. That being said, the AUSG has considered making a survey to pave way for our parents to have their right on getting their voices to be recognized, heard, and finally join in putting an end to this matter,” the group said.

The student representative body said the program is not the only way to stop cheating.

“As a student government, we will continue fighting for the right to privacy of our fellow Adamsonians. We believe that this should not be the only way to demotivate the students to cheat as there are a lot of ways to consider, we will not stop unless we finally cease this unfair treatment,” it said.

The AUSG hopes to hear suggestions from parents and would try to come up with alternatives to the browser, since there were reports that the program corrupts laptops, hack mobile devices among other privacy concerns and issues.

Last September, Adamson University implemented the mandatory use of the Respondus Lockdown Browser, triggering an outcry from students who claimed that they were under surveillance by the school through the program.