I spent $16 opting out of Pearson VUE's facial comparison policy

Signing up for an online, at-home test from Pearson VUE also means accepting their Facial Comparison Policy.1 Pearson VUE may use facial images collected during the testing process to develop, upgrade, and improve our online proctoring application in the event that automated facial comparison processes are determined to have resulted in a matching failure. In these cases, facial images will be reviewed manually to determine the cause and the results from such a review may be used to develop, upgrade, and improve our online proctoring application. - Pearson VUE Privacy Policy ...

March 21, 2026 · 9 min