A new oversight system being implemented by the Ohio State University (OSU) is raising concerns among some that it infringes on student athletes’ privacy, The New York Times reports. The school said the program will financially educate athletes, but critics see it as a violation of privacy. An OSU assistant professor said, “Part of me says you do what you’ve got to do when you’re a big-time college athletics program,” but added, “The flip side is it’s pathetic that we have to do this. I don’t like the Big Brother aspect of this. Do we have to monitor everything?” (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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