Identity Resolution Daily Links 2007-08-14
[Daily Post from Infoglide Software] Baby Formula: Out of the Mouths of Babes and into the Coffers of Terrorists
“What can retailers do to stop ORCs from taking baby formula out of the mouths of babes and putting into the coffers of terrorists? The first step would be to join the Law Enforcement Retail Partnership Network (LERPnet).”
InformationWeek: Should Business Or Government Do Our Terrorist Screening?
“It seems to me that Chertoff’s heading in the right direction. Secure Flight’s had its missteps, with privacy problems foremost among them. Chertoff says the data will be checked against the watch list and ‘disposed of.’ Those privacy concerns are a place to watch. And any CIO who has to meet data-sharing requirements with the government knows integration can be difficult, and costly. But ultimately it’s the federal government, not the airlines, that should be combing passenger lists for terrorists.”
PogoWasRight.org: Understanding Privacy — and the Real Threats to It
“Properly defined, privacy is the subjective condition people experience when they have power to control information about themselves. Because privacy is subjective, government regulation in the name of privacy can only create confidentiality or secrecy rules based on politicians’ and bureaucrats’ guesses about what ‘privacy’ should look like. The most important, but elusive, part of true privacy protection is consumers’ exercise of power over information about themselves. Ultimately, privacy is a product of personal responsibility and autonomy.”
Hartford Business: Retailers Say Organized Theft Growing
“‘Retailers have always had a challenge with shoplifting,’ said Phelan. ‘Recently, there’s been a dramatic change in the behavior. It’s more coordinated, it’s more structured. It’s not just somebody coming in for a couple of magazines, it’s a group of people stealing things to sell.’ The rise of organized retail crime surprised Phelan, but he said retailers have come to the realization they must organize themselves to combat it. ‘The biggest thing we have to do right now is raise the awareness level. […] ‘It needs to get out there that this is happening, that it is an ongoing problem and work with other retailers to come up with ideas.’”
“JetBlue and the TSA official, identified as ‘Inspector Harris,’ would not let Raed Jarrar board his flight at John F. Kennedy Airport until he agreed to cover his t-shirt, which read ‘We Will Not Be Silent’ in English and Arabic script. According to the complaint, Harris told Jarrar that it is impermissible to wear an Arabic shirt to an airport and equated it to a ‘person wearing a t-shirt at a bank stating, ‘I am a robber.’”
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