CNIL's 2026 Data Protection & Digital Rights Conference

The Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL) - French Data Protection Authority - brings together researchers, regulators, practitioners, and experts to discuss the major contemporary challenges surrounding data protection.

This second edition addressed several issues at the forefront of current regulatory debates, including the rise of smart glasses and the role of sanctions in personal data regulation. In this context, Alexandre de Cornière participated in a dialogue on the growing intersections between economics, competition, and data protection, alongside Bruno Lasserre, President of the French Commission for Access to Administrative Documents (CADA) and member of the CNIL Board.

The exchange highlighted the economic challenges arising from the use of data in digital markets and the growing importance of interactions between competition policy and data protection regulation. These issues now occupy a central place in European debates on digital governance and constitute a major research focus of the TSE Competition Policy & Regulation Center.

Alexandre de Cornière's participation in this event illustrates the Center's commitment to informing public policy discussions and contributing to high-level debates on the regulatory transformations driven by the digital economy.

We would like to thank the CNIL for its invitation and for organizing this event, which provided a particularly valuable forum for dialogue among researchers, regulators, and practitioners on some of the most pressing challenges in digital regulation.

The issues discussed during this exchange resonate closely with the research conducted by Alexandre de Cornière and Greg Taylor on the interactions between competition, digital platforms, and data. To explore these topics further, readers may consult their publication.

Watch the replay (in French).