The document outlines various sectors that collect and use personal data including financial, insurance, medical, telecommunications, retail, public, and internet companies. It then lists several key events and regulations related to data privacy protection over the years, starting in the 1970s through 2018, such as the Fair Information Practice Principles in 1974, the OECD Guidelines in 1980, data privacy acts passed by countries including New Zealand, Japan, Australia, and the European Union, and the General Data Protection Regulation that took effect in the European Union in 2018.