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Legal Analysis: No non-material damages for GDPR violations?

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Legal Analysis: No non-material damages for GDPR violations (C-300/21)? By Max Schrems | Download the PDF Version of this Legal Analysis On 6 October 2022, Advocate General (AG) Sánchez-Bordona issued his Opinion on CJEU case C-300/21 (UI v. Österreichische Post AG), the first of several preliminary ruling requests on the topic of damages for GDPR violations pending with the CJEU. Relevant material: Reference by the Austrian Supreme Court (in German) Final judgment by the Austrian Supreme Court on the other claims (in German) Submission by the plaintiff before the CJEU (in German)* Opinion by the AG in C-300/21 Background material: noyb Update "Alarming: Court of Justice may severely limit enforcement of European’s privacy rights" "Grump GDPR" Podcast with Max Schrems on this Opinion (on transistor.fm) (A) Facts: plaintiff illegally labeled as likely right-wing-populist supporter The Austrian Postal Service (Österreichische Post AG) had collected the personal data of millions of Austri