Identity Resolution Daily Links 2009-06-27
[Post from Infoglide] The Real Test of Identity Resolution
“So the title ‘Catching Terrorists and Making the World a Safer Place’ certainly caught my eye! And the content of the post did not disappoint, as the author Chris Boorman of Informatica did a great job of crystallizing the issue that drove the creation of this blog over two years ago: ‘So how do we balance the freedom of movement we have come to expect as hard-working citizens with the need to spot terrorists?’”
[Post from Infoglide] Identity Resolution Daily on Twitter
“At Identity Resolution Daily, we often come across interesting tidbits about entity resolution, and now we can share them in real time. Just add our ID - @IDResolution - to your twitter sources. Happy tweeting!”
GreenvilleOnline.com: Consumers may see insurance rates rise
“According to Love, the average family spends about $1,000 more per year as a result of insurance fraud. That’s felt in higher insurance premiums, taxes, and the cost of goods and services, she said.”
Ezine: Fraud Alert - Lottery Retailers Win More Than Their Customers Do
“California Lottery did an undercover sting where they brought, what they knew to be, a winning lottery ticket to a retailer to have it verified. They caught many retailers on hidden camera telling them that the winning ticket was a loser and, subsequently, went on to claim the money themselves. On top of that, a statistician studied big wins of lottery retailers in Ontario, Canada and found that retailers won big jackpots a lot more than you would statistically expect them too.”
data quality pro: Rethinking Data Quality: The Need for a Data Quality Profession
“Processes, projects, products – each of these contributes to the efforts to improve data quality. But they haven’t solved the problems individually or collectively. To really make substantial and sustainable differences in the quality of data we need to take a different approach. We need to think of data quality as a profession.”
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