I did not the Craiglist post refers people to “coursesub.com” for more information. Here’s a screenshot from the “coursesub.com” question and answer page: (Wayback’s archiving doesn’t seem to work for this page. webcite<\/a> archive attempt also seems to come up blank.)<\/p>\n Based on the posted reviews, it looks like the satisfied customers tend to be college students. <\/p>\n If this is really happening, schools are going to need to take steps to detect and block it. I’m not sure how schools can protect against this. Perhaps schools are going to need to start blocking VPN’s from their online homework pages. Obviously, schools also need to be sure you can’t be sending pictures of an exam to someone while taking the exam. (You’d think schools would already know this.)<\/p>\n The ads also mention “standardized tests”. I don’t know if that means AP\/SAT\/ACT\/MCAT\/LSAT\/GRE or something else, but those would be the most common “standardized tests”. I’m not sure how a fake person gets themselves admitted to standardized testing. Presumably the substitute would at least have to look plausibly like the student who hired them. <\/p>\n Oy.<\/p>\n Open thread.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the comment thread on a past post Oliver mentioned kids googling for answers. Well… in my meanderings on the web, I know Googling isn’t the only way kids get help on homework. One way I learn is Craigslist. From time to time, I check out Craigslist to see whether new physics tutors have popped … Continue reading Beyond Googling Answers to Homework….<\/span> ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CraiglistAd_tutor-500x476.png\")
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