EU General Data Protection Regulation

The topic is the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). What is it, and how does it impact US-based businesses? GDPR applies to any organization operating within the European Union (EU) and any organizations outside of the EU that offers goods or services to customers/businesses within the EU. The body of the paper MUST address ALL of the following questions about GDPR:  1) What is GDPR? What does GDPR stand for? and how did GDPR come about? 2) What is GDPR compliance? 3) Who does GDPR apply to? 4) What is personal data under the GDPR? 5) When did GDPR come into force? 6) What was the GDPR compliance deadline? 7) What does GDPR mean for European businesses? 8) What does GDPR mean for US-based businesses? 9) What does GDPR mean for consumers/citizens? 10) What is a GDPR breach notification? and what’s in a GDPR-compliant breach notification? 11) What are the GDPR fines and penalties for non-compliance? 12) What are the biggest GDPR fines until now (2020), and what has been the outcome of each? 13) What are data protection officers under GDPR? 14) What does GDPR compliance entail? 15) What has GDPR changed since it was introduced? 16) What comes next for GDPR and data protection trends around the world? The entire paper must be formatted in APA style and the table of contents should include all the necessary components to explain your logic and show coherent analysis (Running Head, Title Page, Table of Contents, Abstract, Introduction, Literature Review, Data Analysis, Results, Conclusion, Appendices, References, etc). Don’t forget in-text citations. At least 4 of the 9 sources must be academic, DO NOT use websites for the entire thing. Authentic work only — I will submit to Scribbr Plagiarism Checker to triple check it is not plagiarised. If you have any questions ask me early on to avoid rework. Follow instructions, make sure all citations can be traced back to the reference page. I will check them 1-by-1.