Germany's coalition reportedly agrees on Moritz Hennemann as new data protection commissioner (heise.de)

• Moritz Hennemann (41) is reported to become Germany's next Federal Data Protection Commissioner.
• Hennemann is a Freiburg law professor who has criticized the GDPR as an innovation barrier.
• He advocates for integrating geopolitical and economic factors into data law decisions.

"According to a FAZ report, Germany's coalition parties (CDU/CSU and SPD) have agreed on Moritz Hennemann, a law professor from Freiburg, as the successor to Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider as Federal Data Protection Commissioner. Hennemann, 41, is a data law expert who has criticized the GDPR as an innovation barrier and advocates for considering geopolitical and economic dimensions in data regulation. The formal appointment requires nomination by the Interior Ministry and election by the Bundestag. The outgoing commissioner will remain until the transition is complete."