EU privacy watchdogs are bound by GDPR access rights in complaint cases, EU court says
( November 5, 2026, 09:58 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: EU data protection authorities act as controllers when handling complaints and must, in principle, grant complainants access to their personal data and information about its processing under the GDPR, the EU Court of Justice ruled on Thursday. The judgment stems from a dispute between German journalist Joachim Lindenberg and the privacy watchdog of the state of Bavaria, over access to personal data held in a complaint file.The judgment is attached. The case reference is C-205/25 — Joachim Lindenberg v Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht....
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