Are students cheating the education system by checking their own work for plagiarism? Students for years have been caught for copying peices of work from books and online, but it is now possible for students to scan their work before they hand it in.

Surely that's allowing students to cheat the system?

Websites like Scanmyessay.com which is a free plagiarism checker online allows students to start scanning their work within minutes. And because it is online Mac and PC users can access it!

What are your thoughts?

Should students be able to detect plagiarism for free? Or should it only be available to Universities?