Identity Resolution Daily Links 2007-06-19
[Daily Post from Infoglide Software] Got passports? Thoughts on identity resolution and high-volume data
It’s true that a rigorous data comparison can cause inconvenience and expenses, but consider the cost of a security breach. Which one of those costs are we more willing to pay?
“If signed into law this would require long-term nursing facilities and providers to perform criminal background checks on job applicants who would have direct access to patients. […] “disqualifying information” means “information about a conviction for a relevant crime or a finding of substantiated patient or resident abuse.”"
Baltimoresun.com: Flaws may hinder wider screening program
More than 17,000 employers have access to the [immigration] database - a fraction of businesses nationwide. But from October 2005 to September of last year, those employers executed more than 1.7 million searches of Social Security data.
Recruiting Trends:: Mission Critical: International Background Screening
“Because of the perceived difficulty in performing international employment screening, some employers have not attempted to verify international credentials or to perform foreign criminal checks. However, the mere fact that information may be more difficult to obtain from outside of the U.S. does not relieve an employer from their due diligence obligation.”
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