( August 20, 2026, 13:32 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Data protection complaints in the German state of Lower Saxony rose 70 percent between 2024 and 2025, the local privacy regulator said in its annual report. In total, over 4,000 complaints were made, most of regarding video surveillance or AI systems. With local elections coming up in September – the first since the instalment of the EU’s regulation on transparency and political advertising – the authority said it has already received numerous requests for advice and initial complaints.Statement follows, report attached (both in German)....
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