Minors on a public leaderboard with pseudonymous names only. Is it legitimate interest or too risky?
Hello everyone,
Solo developer here, offline mobile game with a global leaderboard as a core feature.
All players get a random system-generated name by default.
Is it fine to publish a minor's score to the public leaderboard?
Getting parental consent isn't realistic for something like this.
So the real question is whether legitimate interest can actually cover this, or whether processing a minor's data this way is off the table regardless of how pseudonymous it is.
Not asking for a verdict on my specific app, more trying to understand where people generally draw this line.
I am mainly unsure, cause the leaderboard entry doesn't include email, real name, or anything tied to identity, but it's still personal data (an ID + score, and publicly visible), and it's a minor's data specifically.
Appreciate any pointers, especially from anyone who's dealt with this in games specifically.