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Might be worth noting that OpenSCHUFA has some ties to the Bertelsmann Foundation, which owns Arvato Infoscore, a SCHUFA competitor.
by johannes1234321 9y ago
Might be worth noting that OpenSCHUFA has some ties to the Bertelsmann Foundation, which owns Arvato Infoscore, a SCHUFA competitor.
- orless 9y agoI think this is properly disclosed. And definitely does not reduce the value of the effort.
- Sujan 9y agoMight be worth to tell the full story, as well: - OpenSCHUFA was initiated by Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland and Algorithmwatch, two independent and established NGOs. - Algorithmwatch is supported by a foundation/trust called "Bertelsmann Stiftung". - There is also a company called "Bertelsmann", which owns Arvato Infoscore, a competitor to SCHUFA. - The Bertelsmann Stiftung (which is supporting Algorithmwatch which is co-initiator of OpenSCHUFA) owns a majority of shares of the company (that owns Arvator Infoscore, a competitor to SCHUFA), and some people say the foundation and company are tightly tied together. - And last but not least Schufa now places in the press, that this is a big conflict of interest.
- vavoida 9y agoAs stated before, we are not only asking for SCHUFA but also arvato data, see blogpost https://okfn.de/blog/2018/02/openschufa-english/#update https://okfn.de/blog/2018/02/openschufa-english/#update