Identity Resolution Daily Links 2007-11-26
Concurring Opinion: Privacy and the 2008 Election
“Polling on issue like privacy is a challenge, which makes interpreting survey results difficult, said privacy law expert Daniel Solove, a professor at George Washington University and author of several privacy-related books, including the newly published ‘The Future of Reputation.’“
PogoWasRight.org: Flawed New Jersey Online Dating Bill Still Seeking Ratification
“The flawed part of the bill comes in the fact that to satisfy the bill’s ‘Criminal Background screening’ all a site has to do is a simple name search via a regularly updated government public records database or a database maintained by a private vendor. Any user of the Internet and social networking or dating sites knows that many users don’t provide their real names. The bill makes no provisions for dating services to check backgrounds via information that like social security numbers and to corroborate the data to be sure the member is who they claim to be.”
Bloomberg.com: U.S. Asked to Exempt Canadian Flights From Watch List Checks
“Already, flights between Canadian cities that cut through U.S. airspace to save time are exempt from the Department of Homeland Security’s planned `Secure Flight Program,’ Canadian Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon said today in a statement. Canada filed a written request for the broader exemption.”
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