Economics
What are the economic benefits of having a DPO for a company?
The CNIL has studied the economic benefits due to the presence of a Data Protection Officer (DPO) within a company. The analysis shows that this role is often profitable, particularly for companies…
08 septembre 2025
What are the economic benefits of having a DPO for a company?
The CNIL has studied the economic benefits due to the presence of a Data Protection Officer (DPO) within a company. The analysis shows that this role is often profitable, particularly for companies…
08 septembre 2025
[Replay] Academic event: “GDPR: what economic impact?” - 20 May 2025
More than 5 years after the entry into force of the GDPR, the CNIL and the French Treasury are organising, on 20 May 2025, an international academic event on the assessment of its economic impact…
09 juillet 2025
[Replay] Academic event: “GDPR: what economic impact?” - 20 May 2025
More than 5 years after the entry into force of the GDPR, the CNIL and the French Treasury are organising, on 20 May 2025, an international academic event on the assessment of its economic impact…
09 juillet 2025
Cybersecurity: The Economic Benefits of GDPR
The CNIL publishes an analysis of the economic impact of GDPR on cybersecurity. By reinforcing obligations in this area, the regulation has helped prevent, for instance in identity theft cases,…
24 juin 2025
Cybersecurity: The Economic Benefits of GDPR
The CNIL publishes an analysis of the economic impact of GDPR on cybersecurity. By reinforcing obligations in this area, the regulation has helped prevent, for instance in identity theft cases,…
24 juin 2025
Conclusions of the Lasserre mission on data protection and competition: deepening the dialogue
The Autorité de la concurrence and the CNIL share the objective of understanding the links between data protection and competition, and fostering convergences between them. The CNIL is publishing the…
18 mars 2025
Conclusions of the Lasserre mission on data protection and competition: deepening the dialogue
The Autorité de la concurrence and the CNIL share the objective of understanding the links between data protection and competition, and fostering convergences between them. The CNIL is publishing the…
18 mars 2025
The economic impact of GDPR, 5 years on
Five years after the GDPR came into force, the economic literature has examined its economic impact on firms. Most of these studies focused on costs and insufficiently captured the benefits for…
02 avril 2024
The economic impact of GDPR, 5 years on
Five years after the GDPR came into force, the economic literature has examined its economic impact on firms. Most of these studies focused on costs and insufficiently captured the benefits for…
02 avril 2024
Data protection and competition: the CNIL and the Autorité de la concurrence sign a joint declaration
The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) and the Autorité de la concurrence publish a joint declaration, “Data protection and competition: a common ambition”, wherein they confirm their will to…
12 décembre 2023
Data protection and competition: the CNIL and the Autorité de la concurrence sign a joint declaration
The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) and the Autorité de la concurrence publish a joint declaration, “Data protection and competition: a common ambition”, wherein they confirm their will to…
12 décembre 2023