Identity Resolution Daily Links 2007-09-27
[Daily Post from Infoglide Software] Resist the Urge to Merge Purge Data
“Mr. Jonas published a great post yesterday comparing identity resolution against match merge, merge purge and list de-duplication systems that is a must-read for the CIOs doing all the hefty lifting in financial services, government and insurance industries. (Note: identity resolution is called “entity resolution” in IBM parlance.)”
GovernmentExecutive.com: Privacy advocates wary of data ‘fusion centers’
Riegle called the initiative ‘a novel and different approach to information-sharing’ and said privacy was a top concern when each center was formed. Wobbleton said transparency is a core part of the mission. ‘We do not want to mess this up,’ he added.”
Washington Post: Patriot Act Provisions Voided
“In a case brought by a Portland man who was wrongly detained as a terrorism suspect in 2004, U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken ruled that the Patriot Act violates the Constitution because it “permits the executive branch of government to conduct surveillance and searches of American citizens without satisfying the probable cause requirements of the Fourth Amendment.”
Leadership Journal: Privacy And Security
Writes Michael Chertoff in the DHS blog: “But what about the tension between privacy and security? Is it true that whatever we do to strengthen our security must be at the expense of privacy? It is not. Our efforts to secure our homeland need not harm our privacy. Rather, in many cases they can actually strengthen it. […] Privacy and security are fundamental rights and we will continue to defend both in our post-9/11 world.”
EFF: “Secure Flight” Returns, Lacking Privacy Protections
“When it enacted the Privacy Act in 1974, Congress sought to restrict the amount of personal information that federal agencies could collect and, significantly, required agencies to be transparent in their information practices. The Privacy Act is intended ‘to promote accountability, responsibility, legislative oversight, and open government with respect to the use of computer technology in the personal information systems and data banks of the Federal Government[.]’ Adherence to these requirements is critical for a system like Secure Flight.”
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