Identity Resolution Daily Links 2008-3-14
[Post from Infoglide Software] Fraud Tax Increase
“We recently featured a link to an article titled ‘You may be paying $400 to $600 a year to offset shoplifting costs’. When we coined the phrase ‘fraud tax’ in a previous post, we estimated the cost of both property and casualty insurance and retail fraud combined to be about $600 per household. . . . Apparently, we may need to adjust our figure if retail theft alone costs as much as $600 per person, as is speculated in the article.”
DataFlux Community of Experts: Is MDM the Same as Data Quality?
“I just reviewed a handful of case studies on master data management, and I had the distinct feeling of deja vu. Many of the MDM programs in the case studies centered (of course) on customer data, and even more pointedly, on the matching and linkage aspects of customer data integration. Considering that five years ago (prior to the creation of the term ‘master data management’), these case studies would have been touted as best practices in data quality.”
Evolution of Security: Apple MacBook Airs are Cleared for Takeoff
“I’ve never taken part in the war between Mac & PC users… I’ve used both and I enjoy using both, but I thought surely the TSA wasn’t diving into the digital trenches and waging war against Apple. I know we’re a versatile agency, but I would have to admit this would definitely be mission creep.”
Public Opinion: Thefts of Oil of Olay, other beauty products, on the rise
“In some cases, the people who are stealing aren’t working alone. An investigation into shoplifting in Polk County, Fla., uncovered a multimillion-dollar theft ring, leading to 18 people being charged in January. According to the Ledger newspaper in Lakeland, Fla., $60 million to $100 million in merchandise was stolen, which was then transported to ‘fences’ who resold the products at flea markets and with online auctions, such as eBay. Police began investigating the theft ring after two of its members were arrested for retail theft. A search on eBay revealed more than 1,100 products for sale, with many of them being sold for prices that are considerably less than retail value.”
ZDNet: How an information system helped nail Eliot Spitzer and a prostitution ring
“On the surface, Spitzer’s downfall is a New York tabloid’s dream. . . . But what really snared Spitzer was a money laundering investigation that was flagged by suspicious activity reports (SARs) that banks have to file with the Treasury to surface everything from money laundering to terrorist activity.”
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