EU / Asia / Americas = Rising Regulatory Focus on Data Collection + Sharing… General Data Protection Regulation Enacted = 5/25/18 Act on Protection of Personal Information Privacy Act of 1974 Enacted = 5/30/17 Enacted = 12/31/74 Personal Information Protection Act Enacted = 09/30/11 Data Privacy Laws Enacted in Past 10 Years Developing (2018) Source: Wikimedia, USA Congress, EU, Japan Government, South Korea Government, Argentina Government. Note: Argentina proposed a 2017 draft amendment to the Personal Data Protection Act that would strengthen current regulation 209 and align with most GDPR requirements. Japan enacted an amendment to its Act on Protection of Personal Information that went into effect on 5/30/17. All EU countries grouped due to passage of EU-wide GDPR laws.