William Blesch - Page 12
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.
Compliantly Using Biometric Data in California
The state of California does not have any law that focuses specifically on the use or protection of biometric data. Instead, California's state legislature passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) as amended by the CPRA, which defines biometric data as a type of personal information that makes identifying...
Web Scraping Laws
Web scraping is all about acquiring information from somebody else's website. Many companies use third-party services that use various web scraping tools to build databases. These third parties then sell the data they've gathered to those who need various data sets. Legal issues have developed around web scraping because some businesses...
Compliantly Using Biometric Data in Arizona
Note: None of the laws mentioned in this article have passed. All have been shelved. Over the past few years, there's been a rise in both litigation and legislation regarding the collection and use of biometric information. There are many types of bio-data, or biometric identifiers. These include such things as face...
Amazon Affiliate Requirements
If you participate in the Amazon Associates affiliate program, you must follow Amazon's Operating Agreement or risk being terminated. You're also required by law to include some particular disclosures so you maintain a transparent relationship with users and avoid fines. Here's what you need to know about what Amazon requires, what...
FAQ: Handling Trademark Violations in Canada
Every business owner ought to think about the use of trademarks as part of their overall branding strategy. That is true throughout North America, but what happens if you own and operate a company in Canada and believe someone has violated your trademark? Your customers must be able to recognize and...
Vermont Security Breach Notice Act
Over the last few years, data breaches increased worldwide. Even though many governments have placed a greater emphasis on securing data, hackers are almost always ahead of the curve, with security professionals playing catch-up. Business owners and leaders of organizations worldwide have found cybercriminals applying techniques such as supply chain attacks,...