Identity Resolution Daily Links 2007-08-15
[Daily Post from Infoglide Software] Identity Resolution and Mergers and Acquisitions
“With mergers and acquisitions, there’s always customer overlap issues in any industry. In the insurance industry, with some customers attempting to defraud insurers by using multiple identities, it’s critical to the bottom-line to cross-reference multiple identity records against not just watch lists but also the following business applications…”
Christian Science Monitor: Airport screening raises privacy issue
“The TSA will also offer people an opportunity to provide their date of birth and gender, so that if their name is the same or very similar to one the watch list the TSA can easily, and permanently, distinguish between them. TSA officials contend that with just a name, 95 percent of the matches against the watch list will be accurate. With a name and date of birth, that percentage goes up to 98.5 percent. Add date of birth, and officials insist there will 99.5 percent accuracy.”
Government Computer News: DHS bares upgrades to immigration travel databases
“The Homeland Security Department has unveiled several important upgrades to databases that collectively contain tens of millions of personal records concerning immigration and travel. Some of the changes are intended to foster information sharing among organizations inside DHS as well as with outside government agencies. Others aim to reorganize the databases internally so as to make them easier to use. “
Retail Solutions Online: Grow Business - Reduce Shrinkage: The 2% Solution
“On a daily basis, retail loss prevention (LP) executives face the daunting task of diminishing corporate financial loss. Add protecting assets and increasing profitability to the mix, and LP executives have a lot on their plates. Still, one thing is on almost everyone’s mind: Shrink rates are on the rise, costing retailers upwards of 2 percent of their sales each year. It’s a constant struggle to detect and prevent inventory shrinkage, as well as internal losses like check fraud, cash theft, and Internet sales fraud.”
Washington Post: Former Guard Accused Of Hiding Muslim Ties
“Federal prosecutors now allege that Jackson intentionally withheld his Muslim name, Abdul-Jalil Mohammad, to conceal a connection to a controversial imam in Southeast Washington.”
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