Preventing Exam Cheating in Online Degrees Using Facial & Audio AI Verification

The real risk: someone else sitting the exam

A single ID photo at login proves little: a third party can take over after the initial check. That is the precise gap continuous verification claims to close, and it is the only serious argument in its favour.

What it commits you to legally

Comparing a face or analysing a voice is biometric processing. The institution — not the vendor — becomes the data controller: legal basis, prior notice, written purpose, bounded retention, right of appeal. A false positive against a candidate is a disciplinary file you will have to defend.

The alternative Educati takes

Educati captures no image and no sound, performs no facial recognition and processes no biometric data. Impersonation is handled through how the session is run: each session is scheduled with its room, named seat assignments, designated invigilators, a named convocation checked at the door, and a signed session report. That is a human identity check — contestable, defensible, and creating no biometric file.

Choosing between the two

If your exams can be held in a room, human invigilation remains the most defensible route and the cheapest in obligations. If your cohort is genuinely remote, pick a specialist vendor, require human review before any penalty, and register the processing as CNDP requirements demand.