Creditors' association earns millions with (actually) cost-free GDPR rights

Credit Scoring Today, noyb filed a complaint and report against the creditors’ association KSV1870 with the Austrian data protection authority. Although Article 15 GDPR stipulates that the right of access must be free of charge, KSV is making huge profits from it. They use misleading website designs to urge people to purchase a high-priced "InfoPass" instead of getting a free copy of their data. The main target of this scheme appears to be foreigners. For example, the Department of Immigration (MA35) in Vienna requires KSV data as proof of solvency. The damage to unknowing victims is likely to run into the millions. Machine-translation of the Complaint and report against KSV1870 (EN)Report by the City of Vienna Court of AuditProof of financial solvency. Anyone wishing to apply for an Austrian visa or to extend their residence permit must be able to prove to the immigration authorities that they can support themselves without state assistance. For this purpose, the MA35 in Vienna, for e