Identity Resolution Daily Links 2007-08-28
[Daily Post from Infoglide Software] The Price of Freedom: Privacy vs. Security
“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance,” Thomas Jefferson said. Conversely, the reverse is true: The price of eternal vigilance is freedom. To make the nation more secure from threats both external and internal, federal, state and local authorities have from time to time restricted some freedoms.”
FCW.com News: Personal data: Up close and impersonal
“A better balance between national security and privacy might be feasible now with technology that anonymizes data, some computer science researchers say. The anonymization technique relies on software to scour scrambled data, such as passenger manifests and watch lists, which is encrypted and intelligible only to computers. The software flags any matches or suspicious patterns among datasets so government authorities can request additional information.”
World-Check: FFIEC releases revised BSA/AML Examination Manual
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, which is composed of all the major Federal regulators, has today released its revised edition of the FFIEC Examination Manual. Readers wishing to access the 407 page, 2.3 Mb document, in pdf format…”
“Union Bank of California, the nation’s 27th biggest bank and the main unit of UnionBanCal Corp., is working to resolve with the feds money laundering issues involving drug profits. […] UnionBanCal disclosed in July that it’s facing U.S. Treasury Department civil penalties for violating anti-money laundering regulations.”
KVUE: Retail theft evolving into big business
“Organized retail thieves are thriving in North Texas, and raking in as much as $7 billion a year. The system usually consists of a team of people that includes a “booster.” As designated people distract employees, authorities say boosters begin the act of stealing.”
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