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Partner Colin Zick Discusses Sports Betting And Biometric Data With The Boston Globe
27 June 2019
Foley Hoag LLP
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As Massachusetts lawmakers consider whether to legalize sports
betting, professional athletes fear that their biometric data
– which can be collected and analyzed as part of their
training – could become a commodity in this form of gambling.
Professional sports leagues say that they have no plans to make
this data available for gamblers, but the use of biometric data
from wearable health devices is not covered by health privacy
laws.
Partner
Colin Zick discusses with the Boston Globe. Click here to read the
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