The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that a request for access to one's own personal data submitted with the aim of preparing a lawsuit against entities may be considered abusive.
Scope of the pronouncement
The resolution sets criteria on the use of the right of access to personal data when that mechanism is used for a purpose unrelated to its main function. In this case, the court understands that requesting those data with the purpose of articulating a legal action against entities may constitute an abusive use.
No further details have emerged about the specific case analyzed nor about the affected entities. Nor are there, for now, dates, proper names, or the full content of the decision.
Without more details about the specific case
With the available information, the central element of the ruling is that legal criterion of the CJEU on the limits of the right of access to personal data. The court considers that request abusive when it is made to prepare a lawsuit, without other details of the procedure or its immediate consequences having been able to be specified.
In the absence of more verifiable data on the case, the pronouncement places the focus on the possible diverted use of a tool intended for a person to know and control their own personal information, and not necessarily to sustain litigation against third parties.