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How would that software stop you from Just googling things on your phone at the same time?

You are supposed to not use your phone during an exam

all our exams are in-person.

Ah. Nice! Which university is this? (I keep a list of how seriously to take grades from various places, and this is notable info)

ZHAW, a swiss institute. The locked-down browser we use is developed by ETH, a pretty highly regarded swiss university.