Identity Resolution Daily Links 2008-2-11
“Here is a news story from Muncie, IN, where a woman wanted for two felonies that involved burning down houses in order to collect on the insurance was caught shoplifting at Walmart.”
The Register: EU squeals over US pre-flight personal data grab
“EU officials are crying foul over Department of Homeland Security attempts to impose draconian and invasive data requirements on passengers travelling to the US. The US demands, however, are remarkably similar to the ones the EU itself proposes to make of passengers travelling to Europe, making the officials shouting ‘blackmail’ and ‘troublesome’ somewhat unlikely guardians of the citizenry’s freedoms.”
statesman.com: Tiffany lawsuit puts heat on eBay to fight counterfeits
“A U.S. court case might require eBay Inc. to pour more money into blocking the online sale of counterfeit luxury goods.”
Evolution of Security: A Few Thoughts on Consistency and Where We’re Going…by Kip Hawley
“I would like to address one of those issues now: ‘why do I get different results at different airports?’ There are two main issues: a) process consistency, where we want to have the same result everywhere; and, b) purposeful variation so as not to offer a static target.”
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