Who I am & why this blog
My name is Emmanuel Pernot-Leplay, I hold degrees from law schools in France and China. I hold my PhD in comparative law from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, focusing on data protection in the EU, the U.S. and China. This blog was created as part of my research project and I regularly update it since then.
I am now a data privacy consultant at Deloitte Cyber Risk in Paris. As mentioned, this blog relates to my work as a researcher and not as a Deloitte consultant.
My publications
I write mostly on comparative law and policy, in the fields of data privacy, digital policy and their implications for national security. Being a comparatist in nature, I compare the EU, US and China’s approaches on these topics, building upon the work I laid out in my PhD thesis.
Academic Law Review Articles
W. Gregory Voss & Emmanuel Pernot-Leplay, China Data Flows and Power in the Era of Chinese Big Tech, Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business, Vol. 44, Issue 1, forthcoming in 2023.
Emmanuel Pernot-Leplay, China’s Approach on Data Privacy Law: A Third Way Between the U.S. and the EU?, Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs, Volume 8, Issue 1.
Emmanuel Pernot-Leplay, EU Influence on Data Privacy Laws: Is the U.S. Approach Converging with the EU Model?, Colorado Technology Law Journal, Volume 18, Issue 1.
Media Mentions
- Q&A: Data-Protection Expert Emmanuel Pernot-Leplay, Digital Privacy News, Jul. 2020
- China’s lawmakers review draft data security law as digital economy grows, South China Morning Post, Jul. 2020
- Why Is U.S. Policy Tough On Huawei And TikTok But Not Lenovo?, Forbes, Jun. 2020
- What Has US Learned from Asia’s COVID-Privacy Battle? Not Much, Experts Say, Digital Privacy News, Jun. 2020
- More surveillance and less privacy will be the new normal after the coronavirus pandemic, Fortune, Apr. 2020
- Hong Kong aims to tackle doxxing with overhaul of data privacy laws, The Daily Swig, Jan. 2020
- RGPD : 15 questions pour comprendre le règlement sur la protection des données personnelles, Numerama, May 2019
- Pourquoi les Gafam soutiennent-ils le RGPD made in USA ?, Magazine Décideurs, Nov. 2018
- RGPD : vers une loi de protection des données personnelles aux USA ?, Numerama, Jun. 2018
- Le Règlement européen à la protection des données est-il un produit d’exportation ?, CNIL, Mar. 2018
Op-eds
- Comment l’Asie protège les données personnelles, Asialyst, May 2018
- Les entreprises high-tech stratégiques bientôt protégées des fusions-acquisitions par des investisseurs étrangers, JDN, Jan. 2018
- Acquisitions chinoises dans les secteurs stratégiques : pour une réponse européenne, Les Echos, Jan. 2018
- Protection des données : la Chine en marche vers le modèle européen, Les Echos, Jan. 2018