Oxford University fines students with the aid of Facebook
Nevermind your Facebook shenanigans affecting your prospects of finding a job…
Oxford University has been searching the Facebook profiles of recent graduates looking for photographic and video evidence of “trashing”, a tradition whereby students hurl mess-making substances such as flour and eggs, at each other.
Proctors at Oxford University have fined graduating students more than £10,000 for their post-exam celebrations - with the aid of the social networking site Facebook. The tactic provoked outrage from the university’s student union, who accused the proctors of a “disgraceful” intrusion into student privacy and grabbed headlines across the world.
