VCU pilots new Wi-Fi tracking program for class attendance
Katie Hollowell, Contributing Writer Some students are uncomfortable with a $96,000 pilot program that tracks Wi-Fi connections to automate class attendance, questioning why the university “needs to have our location.” Through Ram Attend, which piloted Nov. 8, when students connect their devices to the VCU Safenet Wireless network, a Wi-Fi access point is automatically recorded. […]
VCU pilots new Wi-Fi tracking program for class attendance
Katie Hollowell, Contributing Writer This month, VCU is piloting Ram Attend, a program that tracks student Wi-Fi connections to automate class attendance. Through the program, when students connect their devices to the VCU Safenet Wireless network, a Wi-Fi access point is automatically recorded, which is then compared to class times and locations to specify attendance. […]
Tech Services monitors illegal downloading
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SafeNet transition causes web slowdown on campus
Students who returned to VCU this fall may have noticed a difference in the university’s Internet connection.