On 6 October 2022, Advocate General (AG) Campos Sánchez-Bordona delivered his Opinion in case C‑300/21. At stake is the interpretation of Article 82 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which provides compensation for non-material damages. The Opinion opts for a strict interpretation of this provision, but the present blogpost advocates that a broader reading is possible, and even desirable, in light of the GDPR’s objectives and the many barriers impeding effective enforcement of data protection rights. The dispute giving rise to the preliminary ruling involves UI, an Austrian national who brought an action against the Österreichische Post AG (located in Austria as well) for the unlawful processing of his personal data since 2017 … (more)
[Alexia Pato, Verfassungsblog, 9 November 2022]
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