Wearable Technologies in Collegiate Sports: The Ethics of Collecting Biometric Data from Student-Athletes

Author: Jason F. Arnold, Robert M. Sade

Publisher: National Library of Medicine

Publication Year: 2017

Summary: The following case study describes the development of new technology (wearable devices in this scenario) and how the consequences of pursuing this technology fall on the people most important to the data collection process: the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) sports players themselves. There are 5 broad themes that are universal when considering the effects of your data collection and analysis process and could be a valuable resource to leverage when trying to understand the ethical questions you should be asking about your main users in the data collection venture.