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Data privacy agencies in German federal states do not rely on precedents set by other agencies. They have authority over how the law is interpreted in their federal state.

Coming back to the gp, this title is not only clickbait, it's outright wrong. Similar decisions have been made in recent years in other federal states, nothing has changed for the national state of Germany or businesses in Germany.

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This is only partly correct: In so far as Privacy law is based on EU law the DPA has duty apply the law in a consistent manner. In line with the rest of the EU, that is to say. To avoid fractures and discrepancies in EU law.

Obviously these issues can sometimes only be decided at EU level. But the DPA's usually meet each other to discuss and align on contentious issues. And at other times they wait for EU level judgements.

What's worrying in this case is that it's becoming a trend.