Identity Resolution Daily Links 2007-08-29
[Daily Post from Infoglide Software] Insurance Companies: Here’s an Easy Way to Save a Half Million Dollars
“If Humana had only had the ability to tap into the data they already had in house, they could have saved themselves from a half million dollar fine, not to mention the bad publicity.”
Christian Science Monitor: Shift in Pentagon’s security-privacy balance?
“While many security experts argue that the amorphous nature of the terrorist threat demands a comprehensive response, they also question the advisability of casting a wide net that infringes on Americans’ privacy rights.”
BloggingStocks: Best Buy (BBY) clerk steals $13,000 in store gift cards
“A sales clerk at the nation’s largest consumer electronics retail chain was arrested recently for using fraudulent credit cards to purchase over $13,000 in legitimate gift cards. The credit cards were actually obtained from another party, but using them to buy gift cards constituted third-degree larceny.”
EDP24: Police target young shoplifters
“We won’t forget and we will tell your future boss. That was the stark warning from police last night to children intent on shoplifting in the region’s retail capital. […] The crackdown - which has already seen shoplifting in the city halve in just two weeks - warns young people that a moment of madness for the sake of a CD, some clothing or cosmetics will lead to an “embarrassing ordeal” and land them with a criminal record.”
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