SCHUFA Faces Injunction over Shadow Database on 69 Million Consumers

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The Schufa secretly stores millions of legacy data. Now a class action by a data protection organization is threatening, which could cost billions.

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Schufa, a business enquiry firm, is threatening a legal dispute in the dispute over the so-called shadow database. The European data protection organization NOYB in Vienna formally admonished the company and announced the preparation of a judicial collective action.

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Revealing research: The Schufa not only stores up-to-date data, but also old information about previous loans and contracts. Data protection is a thorn in the eye - it threatens a class action. For the company it could become unpleasant.

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The Schufa is critical of the storage of old credit data. Data protectors demand the deletion of the "shadow database" and prepare a collective lawsuit.

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Schufa is facing a possible collective action. Data protection officers accuse the company of having stored sensitive data for too long.