81In the second place, that interpretation is supported by recital 146 of the GDPR, which relates specifically to the right to compensation provided for in Article 82(1) thereof and which states, in its third sentence, that ‘the concept of damage should be broadly interpreted in the light of the case-law of the Court of Justice in a manner which fully reflects the objectives’ of that regulation. An interpretation of the concept of ‘non-material damage’, within the meaning of Article 82(1), which does not include situations in which the person concerned by an infringement of that regulation relies on the fear that his or her own personal data will be misused in the future, would not be consistent with a broad interpretation of that concept, as intended by the EU legislature (see, by analogy, judgment of 4 May 2023, Österreichische Post (Non-material damage in connection with the processing of personal data), C‑300/21, EU:C:2023:370, paragraphs 37 and 46).
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