This tool is designed for to run in the Windows Sandbox, but users should be able to easily adapt it to run in other Virtual Machine software. This tool allows you to run the Lockdown Browser in an isolated sandbox, thus prevent the Lockdown Browser from modifying or spying on the rest of your computer. Sometimes, administrators won't listen and will still force the Lockdown Browser on their students. Second, it is designed to prevent students from having to install invasive spyware on their personal computers. This removes all of the (supposed) benefits of the Lockdown Browser, and thus makes the issues look even worse. ![]() I, a random University student, managed to bypass the Lockdown Browser in a single day. Respondus claims that it is the “gold standard” and that it cannot be bypassed, but that is clearly false. Instead, I built it for two purposes:įirst, it is designed to show school administrators that the Lockdown Browser is entirely ineffective. This tool is not designed to facilitate cheating. Students Are Pushing Back Against Proctoring Surveillance Apps.Proctoring Apps Subject Students to Unnecessary Surveillance.I strongly recommend reading these following links from the EFF, a non-profit who focuses on defending digital privacy. As far as I am concerned, this is the most significant issue. Cheating is no doubt an issue, but school-mandated surveillance software is a step too far. The only way to exit it is to physically power off your computer.Īnd of course, there are the privacy issues.They recommend disabling your antivirus software.Read this following list of documented behaviors, and see how similar these behaviors are to actual malware. Second, the Lockdown Browser is essentially indistinguishable from malware. This is neither, so I am naturally a little uncomfortable installing it. As I rule, I will only install software that is Open Source or that is from a trusted publisher. Why the Lockdown Browser is badįirst, I am uncomfortable with installing random software on my computer. However, this tool bypasses the detection, allowing us to virtualize it. Normally, the Lockdown Browser blocks you from running it if it detects that it is being virtualized. ![]() This repo allows you to run the Respondus Lockdown Browser in an isolated sandbox, thus completely bypassing its “security measures”.
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