( June 9, 2026, 10:50 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary CRIF, an Austrian credit-rating agency, faces legal action over its database of millions of people in Austria. On Tuesday, privacy activist group Noyb filed an injunction against CRIF, along with an invitation for anyone affected to join a class action lawsuit. According to Noyb, CRIF stores a "shadow registry" of personal information — much of which is not financial and therefore not relevant to a person's credit score — in breach of the EU's privacy rules.Statement follows....
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