At the present, there are limits legally to the power and jurisdiction that government bodies have on data security. Even in areas where data protection is strong, legislation must keep up with new developments in technology. Information technology is a field that is continually growing and around the world, data protection is struggling to stay in line with legislation. As a result, data protection is not legally applied uniformly across borders; data protection policy often depends on what country a person is in. There is a need to establish a set of guidelines or policy for online privacy and security. This need is relevant internationally, for example, countries associated with the European Union comply to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Countries who agree with the GDPR are up to date on legislative standards of how personal data is properly handled as well as what is categorized as personal data (Judicature, 2018). They move forward discussions on data security across every industry by reshaping the ethics behind data protection.