On this episode of the Ask Brien Show, our hosts Brien Johnson and Alex Grossman speak with Dr. Gordon Jones about personal data privacy. Dr. Gordon shares how websites gain access to data and how to better protect our personal information. Brien and Alex talk with Dr. Jones about his company, Validide and a new product called Thrivacy, a digital app that manages personal information in a private digital wallet. They also talk about how blockchain technology is advancing the web into a whole new type of economic model.

 IN THIS EPISODE:

• [02:00] Dr. Gordon Jones is introduced
• [03:40] The purpose behind Dr.Gordon’s company, Validide
• [04:30] Managing and protecting your personal information and digital identity
• [10:09] How to sign up for Thrivacy – a new product for Validide’s digital wallet
• [15:03] How the Thrivacy Digital Wallet works
• [24:00] How Thrivacy manages data using blockchain technology

 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Dr. Gordon’s company, Validide, helps individuals and corporations to protect their individual identity and privacy.
• Thirvacy Wallet uses blockchain technology to not only protect your identity while surfing the web, but it also gives you control over all your personal information when applying for jobs.
• Through blockchain technology, the goal is to turn the economic structure upside down to where we, as the people who use the system, are the ones in control and not the big tech companies.

Links Mentioned:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drgordonjones

https://thrivacy.io/home

https://validide.com

BIO:

After graduating from The Citadel and serving two tours in the 82nd Airborne Div USA, I earned my Masters and Doctorate in Health Administration from the Medical University of South Carolina. I have acquired 30+ years of digital health innovation, entrepreneurship, and business development experience.

I have founded or invested in many projects from building one of the first physician organizations to take full-risk in healthcare, the first web-based physician billing company, the first computer-assisted surgery system in the US, wearables & IoT, health system operations, and blockchain & cryptocurrency.

I am also a biohacker focused on combining Farm to Table All Natural Organic foods with Nutrigenomics and regular exercise to maximize cellular metabolism and nutrient absorption. We don’t want to just lengthen our Lifespans, we want to increase our Healthspan for Longevity, and die healthy.

A 4A State Soccer player, triathlete, tennis enthusiast, and US Men’s Masters Beach Ultimate Team winning Silver in 2004 & Gold in 2007 at the Beach Ultimate World Championships.

With my wife, Jennifer, we have adopted 5 special children and founded ApparoAcademy.org, a pre-school for medically fragile children through an innovative integrated inclusive model preparing children for K and beyond.