Now he probably has to rant against the EU, as the EU Commission insists on the independence of data protection authorities:
The EU Commission has initiated a breach of contract procedure against Germany for disregarding the EU Data Protection Directive. It criticizes that the supervision of privacy protection in this country is in the hands of the state. The "current organization of the supervisory bodies responsible for monitoring data processing in the non-public sector" is "not compatible with Community law," according to a letter from the Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security available to heise online.
Whether one should take the EU Commission's sudden advocacy for data protection seriously in view of the efforts to extend storage times for communication data within the EU is a completely different matter ...