Last April, the European Parliament adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Companies that do business in EU countries or process the personal data of EU citizens must be in compliance by May 25, 2018. The provisions are consistent across all 28 EU member states, which means that companies have just one standard to meet within the EU. However, that standard is quite high and will require most companies to make a large investment to meet and to administer. The International Association for Privacy Professionals estimates that 28,000 DPO roles will need to be filled.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3203264/what-are-the-gdpr-requirements.html