Professor Geist comments in the Ottawa Citizen on a McGill student's challenge to a university requirement that all papers be submitted to turnitin.com, which then adds the paper to its growing database. see: McGill Student Launches Challenge to Controversial Anti-Plagiarism Rules also see: Canadian Privacy Law Review Information
McGill Student Challenges Anti-Plagiarism Requirement
October 19, 2003
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