'Digital DNA’ May Soon Be Required To Take SAT And ACT Exams

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<p>"Stony Brook Scientists Create What They Say Is Foolproof Way To Defeat Fraud.</p>

<p>Since the SAT and ACT cheating scandals broke wide open on Long Island, lawmakers have pledged to come up with unique cutting edge ways to combat identity theft.</p>

<p>On Monday, CBS 2’s Jennifer McLogan got the exclusive first look at what politicians will see first hand in Albany on Tuesday afternoon, and what could soon be implemented at a high school near you.</p>

<p>Inside the applied DNA sciences lab at Stony Brook University researchers are hard at work inventing and perfecting a system that can prevent cheating on SAT and ACT exams.</p>

<p>‘A novel system that’s absolutely unbreakable for securing the identity of a student taking the SAT exam,’ said Dr. James Hayward. …"</p>

<p>[Exclusive:</a> ‘Digital DNA’ May Soon Be Required To Take SAT And ACT Exams CBS New York](<a href=“http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/01/23/exclusive-digital-dna-may-soon-be-required-to-take-sat-and-act-exams/]Exclusive:”>Exclusive: 'Digital DNA' May Soon Be Required To Take SAT And ACT Exams - CBS New York)</p>

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<p>It’s a step, but it still doesn’t fix the problem of cheating during the actual test (i.e checking phones, looking at other student’s answer sheets) and during the breaks (i.e discussing questions with other students, checking words and other things on phones, etc), which in my opinion is much more ubiquitous than having someone else take the test for you.</p>

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<p>Why call it DNA? I thought they were going to say that they would need a saliva or blood sample from all. Why not go with a retina scan while they are taking the photo?..</p>

<p>I think the cheating is terrible, but all will pay the price for a few who are cheats. Cheaters will always try to find a way around this.</p>