  Previous research has been carried out to identify the impediments that
prevent developers from incorporating privacy protocols into software
applications. No research has been carried out to find out why developers are
not able to develop systems that preserve-privacy while specifically
considering the General Data Protection Regulation principles (GDPR
principles). Consequently, this paper aims to examine the issues, which prevent
developers from creating applications, which consider and include GDPR
principles into their software systems. From our research findings, we
identified the lack of familiarity with GDPR principles by developers as one of
the obstacles that prevent GDPR onboarding. Those who were familiar with the
principles did not have the requisite knowledge about the principles including
their techniques. Developers focused on functional than on privacy
requirements. Unavailability of resourceful online tools and lack of support
from institutions and clients were also identified as issues inimical to the
onboarding of GDPR principles.
