A report published by Children's Health Defense alleges that youth sports leagues are mandating digital identification and biometric data collection from child participants and that the collected data is shared with third-party vendors for financial profit. The report, titled 'No Guardrails: Youth Sports Leagues Mandating Digital IDs, Selling Kids' Biometrics for Profit,' was published Aug. 12, 2026, according to the organization's website. [1]
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