{"id":282424,"date":"2026-06-26T08:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/new-german-data-privacy-chief-selected-amid-growing-debate-about-reform-mlex\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T09:15:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:15:45","slug":"new-german-data-privacy-chief-selected-amid-growing-debate-about-reform-mlex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/new-german-data-privacy-chief-selected-amid-growing-debate-about-reform-mlex\/","title":{"rendered":"New German data privacy chief selected amid growing debate about reform | MLex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlex.com\/mlex\/articles\/2494189\/new-german-data-privacy-chief-selected-amid-growing-debate-about-reform\">New German data privacy chief selected amid growing debate about reform | MLex<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlex.com\/mlex\/articles\/2494189\/new-german-data-privacy-chief-selected-amid-growing-debate-about-reform\">https:\/\/www.mlex.com\/mlex\/articles\/2494189\/new-german-data-privacy-chief-selected-amid-growing-debate-about-reform<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-26 08:20:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.mlex.com\">www.mlex.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By Sara Brandst\u00e4tter (  June 26, 2026, 12:20 GMT | Insight) &#8212; 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