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The data subject shall have the right to lodge a complaint ==== The data subject shall have the right to lodge a complaint ======== The data subject shall have the right to lodge a complaint ==== The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) grants data subjects the right to file a "''complaint''" with a supervisory authority. Contrary to what some scholars argue, we do not believe that this right amounts to a mere "''petition''" to the authority, leaving it to act or not according to its own priorities.The GDPR grants data subjects the right to file a "''complaint''" with a supervisory authority. Contrary to what some scholars argue, we do not believe that this right amounts to a mere "''petition''" to the authority, leaving it to act or not according to its own priorities. Beyond the literal wording (the law speaks of a "''complaint''" not a "''petition''"), there a