May 2018 marked the onset of a series of data protection changes that appeared would impact just one part of the world. At this time, the European Commission enforced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), thereby intensifying personal data protection standards for EU-participatory companies. Any corporation operating or conducting business in the EU became subject to the updated criteria, whether an entity directly registered in the region or a foreign business targeting EU consumers.

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