Stephen Titcombe
Legal and Data Privacy Writer at TermsFeed.
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Stephen is a seasoned web content writer and business research specialist with 4+ years of experience writing for various industries, including business, legal, venture capital, news, finance, e-commerce, travel, and more. For the past two years, he has worked as a Legal and Data Privacy Writer, developing guides to help businesses comply with data protection laws. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, Stephen has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Obafemi Awolowo University.
Osano Review: Price, Features, Pros, Cons
Osano is a comprehensive privacy compliance platform that helps businesses manage cookie consent, data subject requests, vendor risks, and broader regulatory obligations from a central place. Osano positions itself as a compliance-first alternative to enterprise platforms, with a primary focus on accessibility. It implements full consent management with a single line...
OneTrust Review: Price, Features, Pros, Cons
OneTrust is an enterprise-grade data privacy platform that helps organizations manage their compliance obligations across multiple jurisdictions and data systems. The platform brings AI governance, consent and preferences, privacy automation, and third-party management under one roof. OneTrust serves more than 14,000 companies globally, many of them large enterprises, and its pricing...
The 2025 TCPA 'Any Reasonable Means' Opt-Out Rule Explained
As of April 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires businesses to honor opt-out requests made through "any reasonable means" under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The TCPA is a 1991 US federal law that regulates marketing calls and text messages sent using automated systems or prerecorded voices. The FCC...
Dual Licensing vs. Open Core: Legal Distinctions Every Business Should Understand
Building a sustainable business around open source software is a balancing act. You want the massive community adoption and collaborative power that comes with an open license, but you also need a clear path to generating revenue. Dual licensing and open core are two popular license models businesses use to square...
The Legal Risks of "Source-Available" Licenses: SSPL, BSL, and Beyond
Source-available licenses allow developers to read and modify a software's source code, but they also impose restrictions on how the software can be used, which disqualify them as true open-source licenses. Companies typically adopt source-available license models to stop cloud providers from reselling their work without contributing back meaningfully. And while...
What to Do When You Receive a DSR via Third Party (Like Privacy Tools or Brokers)
Responding to a data subject request (DSR) has become a routine obligation under privacy laws like the GDPR and the CCPA/CPRA. But when those requests come through third parties or privacy tools, it often raises questions about how to handle verification correctly. While most privacy laws allow third parties to act...