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Legal and data protection research writer at TermsFeed.
Will Blesch is a versatile writer with experience writing for online consumer publications and news outlets as well as helping companies in high tech, biotech, SaaS, Legal, and the healthcare industries (a few others here and there too) create content and marketing collateral that’s perfect for their relative audiences.
How the CCPA (CPRA) is Similar to COPRA
The Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) is designed to regulate how organizations can collect, use, and share personal data. Many believe that COPRA borrows many of its key concepts directly from the CCPA's text. However, there are a number of differences. In this article, we'll go over some of COPRA's history,...
California Data Security Breach Reporting Requirements
It's likely that you already know what a data breach is and why it's bad. Stolen computerized data can compromise the integrity, confidentiality, and security of your entire organization. Of course, the implications of a breach like that could be profound. That's why preventing them has become the focus of legislation...
Compliantly Using Biometric Data in Louisiana
The definition of personal information in Louisiana's Database Security Breach Notification Law was amended and signed into law on May 20, 2018, by Governor John Bel Edwards. The amendment, also known as Act 382, changed the law to include biometric data and required that notice be sent to Louisiana residents...
Consent Under the CCPA (CPRA)
Like most privacy laws, the California's Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the CPRA has some specific consent requirements. Below, we'll talk about consent under the CCPA (CPRA), what is and isn't required, and then compare and contrast that with Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). What is the CCPA (CPRA)? The...
Parent's Accountability and Child Protection Act
On September 28, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown of California approved Assembly Bill 2511, officially known as the Parent's Accountability and Child Protection Act. The bill became enforceable on January 1, 2020. Let's take a deeper look at the rules and requirements of the Act, as well as what you'll need to do...
CCPA (CPRA) Compliance for Startups
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a robust U.S. privacy law that was amended and expanded by the CPRA. This article will outline the major core requirements of the CCPA (CPRA) and how they affect startups, with practical steps on how you can comply. The Rights of Consumers Covered by the...