Wearables & Athlete Privacy: Biometric Data Risks
🟡 Medium | Source: Schneier on Security Professional athletes wearing biometric tracking devices face significant privacy risks, as coaches and organisations may have access to intimate health data — including sleep patterns and heart rate — that could unfairly influence employment decisions. This mirrors broader concerns about wearable data privacy but with heightened stakes given the commercial and contractual pressures of professional sport. The discussion highlights a gap in consent frameworks and data governance around employer-accessed biometric data. ...