The German Federal Court of Justice defined the limits of scoring explanations

The judgment draws an important line between a data subject’s right to understand scoring mechanisms and a demand for disclosure of the algorithm itself. The full text of the judgment in the Judykatura database shows that access to information concerning automated decision-making depends on demonstrating the score’s actual impact on the individual’s situation. The German Federal Court of Justice set aside, in part, the appellate judgment allowing the claim against a credit reporting agency and remitted the case for reconsideration.


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