Optery Founder and CEO Lawrence Gentilello recently joined intelligence and security evangelist AJ Nash on the Unspoken Security podcast to talk about the shadowy world of data brokers, their impact on privacy and security, the challenges of protecting personal data, state-level data privacy legislation, the evolving role of AI in data brokering, proactive steps to minimize exposure and risk, and more!
Unspoken Security is a raw and gritty podcast for security professionals who are looking to understand the most important issues related to making the world a safer place, including intelligence-driven security, risks and threats in the digital and physical world, and discussions related to corporate culture, leadership, and how world events impact all of us on and off our keyboards.
In each episode, host AJ Nash engages with a range of industry experts to dissect current trends, share practical insights, and address the blunt truths surrounding all aspects of the security industry.
During their conversation, AJ and Lawrence discussed the developing privacy disparity in the U.S.
A divide is emerging between those who have data privacy rights, and those who do not.
If you live in a state with no comprehensive data privacy law like New York or Washington, you have basically no legal rights to data privacy.
Data brokers are increasingly taking advantage of this. Treating the requests of citizens in states with data privacy laws with more respect, and those in states without them with less respect.
We see this on the data privacy frontlines at Optery every day and are grateful to AJ Nash for bringing attention to this growing divide on the Unspoken Security podcast.
Which states have comprehensive data privacy laws today? California, Colorado, Connecticut, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Oregon.
Which states’ data privacy laws go into effect in 2025 and 2026? Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Tennessee.
If your state is not listed, tell your representatives you want a comprehensive data privacy law passed in your state asap!
“One of the biggest trends I think today is kind of like the haves and the have-nots in the world of privacy rights. There’s become a divide in this country of who has rights to privacy and who does not. As the pressure has been put more firmly on data brokers, they’re now kind of treating people differently based on what state they live in.” – Lawrence Gentilello
“I think we’ve all probably heard this at some point—at least a lot of people have. If something’s free, it’s probably not free. Right? You know, the old story with apps, with software, with any sort of thing is: if the product is free, then you’re the product.” – AJ Nash
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