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1. Founded in 1997, it gives its licenses to universities and high schools who then use the software as a service (SaaS) website to check submitted documents against its database and the content of other websites with the aim of identifying plagiarism.
2. The software has been a source of controversy, with some students refusing to submit, arguing that requiring submission implies a presumption of guilt.
3. Results can identify similarities with existing sources and can also be used in formative assessment to help students learn to avoid plagiarism and improve their writing.
4. Students may be required to submit work to Turnitin as a requirement of taking a certain course or class.
5. Some critics have alleged that use of this proprietary software violates educational privacy as well as international intellectual-property laws, and exploits students' works for commercial purposes by permanently storing them in Turnitin's privately held database.