German state DPAs slam national law implementing EU AI act
( September 4, 2025, 08:22 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Germany’s 17 state-level data protection authorities have issued a joint statement sharply criticizing the national bill implementing the EU AI Act. For the data privacy regulators, the federal government’s AI law weakens the protection of fundamental rights by assigning market surveillance powers to the Federal Network Agency for highly sensitive sectors, in contradiction with the EU regulation.Statement attached (in German)....
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