Identity Resolution Daily Links 2008-2-1
[Post from Infoglide Software] Mistaken Identity Resolution
“Sometimes identity resolution is hard for folks to correctly categorize. That’s because it resembles a number of other technologies.”
KCRA.com: 3 Generations Accused Of Lodi Shoplifting
“A grandmother, mother and grandchildren were all arrested earlier this week on suspicion of shoplifting at a Lodi Target store, police said.”
PogoWasRight.org: Webcasts from Data Privacy Day 2008 Available Online
“Webcasts of the Jan. 28 conference at Duke University, Data Privacy in Transatlantic Perspective: Conflict or Cooperation?, are available online for free viewing with Real Player.”
“We recently jotted down our industry predictions for 2008. But more than once during this process, one of us would say, ‘Naah. That will never happen.’ Then we’d move on to more practical predictions. But our wheels were still turning. We kept brainstorming about what would be cool to see in the world of business intelligence (BI) and data integration, however unrealistic. So we made a list of capabilities, features, and fabulous functions that we (and, more to the point, our clients) would love to see in the coming year. Or the next year, for that matter.”
ABC: Computers can recognise Mr Average
“The researchers have developed an imaging technique that merges several photos of the same person into one composite. They found when composites of different people were shown to a computer it was able recognise all of them. Such a method could improve face recognition programs already in use to identify suspects at airports, for example, or as part of immigration and employment verification.”
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