The regulation was in the making since 2012. Plenty of time I'd say https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation#Timeline https://en.wikiped

The regulation was in the making since 2012. Plenty of time I'd say https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation#Timeline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regula... The german Wikipedia has a lot more details on the history and development of the regulation: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datenschutz-Grundverordnung https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datenschutz-Grundverordnung