Identity Resolution Daily Links 2007-09-26
[Daily Post from Infoglide Software] Identity Resolution for Employee Screening Beats Background Checks
“Good help is hard to find, so the saying goes. Now thanks to identity resolution solutions, retailers are benefiting from this corollary: Hardened criminals are also good to find. Before the hire and even after the hire, it’s good for a company’s bottom line if they can identity potential problems before they happen.”
Jeff Jonas: Entity Resolution Systems vs. Match Merge/Merge Purge/List De-duplication Systems
“Sometimes entity resolution systems get mixed up with match merge, merge purge and list de-duplication systems (collectively “merge purge systems”) … so I thought I would take a moment to point out some of the differences….”
CNN: With 300,000 names on list, terrorist center always on alert
“Twelve watch lists from throughout the government have been consolidated into one master document. The names are persons whom the government has determined there is a reasonable suspicion of being associated with terrorism. After the terror center confirms a name on the list, the inquiring agent ‘can drill down deeper and get more information about that person and make a more informed decision as to whether he represents a threat to the people of the United States,’ Boyle said.”
Center for Democracy and Technology: Surveillance Law Must Protect Privacy and Security
“Congress can enact legislation that meets the needs of intelligence agencies for defending national security, while still protecting the fundamental privacy rights of innocent Americans, CDT Policy Director Jim Dempsey told the Senate Judiciary Committee today.”
AP: Pope: War on terror must respect rights
“Democratic societies have the right to defend themselves against terrorism but must also respect laws and human rights — or they risk endangering the very freedoms they want to protect, Pope Benedict XVI said Friday.”
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