Under authorities' plans, students caught cheating with smart glasses will not be able to retake their exams for three years, an extension from the current one-year penalty.
Key takeaways
South Korea plans to prosecute students caught cheating with smart glasses during the Suneung exam, extending the ban on retaking the test from one to three years. The new regulations are expected to take effect next year, as legal amendments cannot be completed before the upcoming exam.
- Three students were recently caught possessing smart glasses during university essay exams in Seoul.
- The education ministry stated that amending the law before next month's exam is realistically difficult.
- The proposed three-year exam ban replaces the current one-year penalty for such cheating offenses.
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Sales of smart glasses are growing worldwide, but so is a backlash against the gadgets, including concerns over people being filmed without consent and their use by exam cheats. (AFP pic)SEOUL: South Korea will file criminal complaints against students caught cheating on a national university entrance exam with smart glasses and toughen penalties for their use, a government official told AFP Friday.
Sales of smart glasses – which allow the wearer to shoot photos and videos and interact with an AI assistant, among other abilities – are growing worldwide.
But so is a backlash around the gadgets, including concerns over people being filmed without consent and their use by exam cheats.
South Korea's notoriously gruelling college entry exam, known as the "Suneung", is essential for admission to top universities and widely regarded as a gateway to economic security and even a good marriage.
