The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) establishes a comprehensive framework for protecting the personal data of EU citizens, requiring companies to implement robust security measures and ensure transparency in their data collection practices. Non-compliance with GDPR can result in costly fines, reputational damage, and loss of customer trust. To achieve compliance, developers must integrate regular data breach threat assessments, staff security training, and platform infrastructure updates into their development pipeline, ensuring that platforms are designed to respect customers' rights to their data, including clear consent, rectification or erasure, right to object, portability between service providers, and portability to third countries or international organizations. Even if a company is not directly covered by GDPR, adopting compliance strategies can benefit from promoting secure development practices, increasing reputation for safety and reliability in the market, and adapting to future regulatory conditions that prioritize robust security and privacy measures.