Germany weighs options for reforming privacy oversight, Krösser says
By Sara Brandstätter ( September 29, 2026, 13:51 GMT | Insight) -- Germany is weighing options from closer cooperation among state privacy regulators to centralized federal oversight of businesses, Interior Ministry State Secretary Bernd Krösser said. The government has yet to choose an approach, and any reform must preserve regulators’ independence, he said at a conference in Berlin.Germany is considering options ranging from closer cooperation among its privacy regulators to centralizing oversight of businesses at the federal level, the Interior Ministry State Secretary said on Tuesday. ...
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