Posted by Hundreds of footballers have threatened to sue the data collection industry, threatening to change the way data is handled.
850 players want compensation for the trafficking of their performance data over the last six years, led by former Cardiff City, Leyton Orient, and Yeovil Town manager Russell Slade.
They also want the corporations to pay an annual charge for any future use. 17 major corporations have received “letters before action” claiming data misuse.
Mr Slade has previously raised concern that data ranging from average goals per game for an outfield player to height is occasionally incorrect.
If the group succeeds in pursuing legal action, it might result in a major shift in the multibillion-pound industry that trades on the information of professional athletes.
The fact that gamers are not paid for the unlicensed use of their data, according to Slade’s legal team, violates the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) standards, which were reinforced in 2018.
“Personal data” is defined in Article 4 of the GDPR as “a variety of identifying information, such as physical attributes, location data, or physiological data.”
Source: BBC Sport