EduVULCAN: Difference between revisions

The service has faced a lot of controversy, particularly around their restructuring beginning around the 2024/2025 school year.

Many students utilized unofficial clients to use the VULCAN service, particularly during COVID when the service was constantly overloaded as these apps had the ability to download data once and work fully offline,<ref name=":0">[https://szkolny.eu/finale szkolny.eu - "Finale"]</ref><ref>[https://www.dobreprogramy.pl/nie-dzialaja-librus-i-vulcan-zdalne-nauczanie-w-calej-polsce-pod-znakiem-zapytania,6628713723516545a dobreprogramy.pl - "Nie działają Librus i Vulcan. Zdalne nauczanie w całej Polsce pod znakiem zapytania"]</ref> making these apps more preferred as they were generally more reliable than the official app.<ref>[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.edu.vulcan.hebe play.google.com - "Dzienniczek VULCAN"]</ref>

[[File:Wulkanowy announcement.webp|alt=Wulkanowy's announcement|thumb|284x284px|Wulkanowy's announcement on Facebook regarding the app being blocked]]

The eduVULCAN [[terms of service]] were also adjusted to forbid the use of apps that "automate logging in and receiving data from the website" for "security and confidentiality reasons" and to clarify that Vulcan "may employ technological measures to block access to the service using such software" (§3, section 11).<ref>[https://eduvulcan.pl/dokumenty/regulamin eduvulcan.pl - Terms of Service "Regulamin"]</ref> These measures appeared to prepare the way for the new account system.

Just before the start of the 2024/2025 school year, Vulcan announced the eduVULCAN platform and changes to their account system. There are now two types of accounts:

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