Identity Resolution Daily Links 2008-5-5
PogoWasRight.org: Huge Databases Offer a Research Gold Mine — and Privacy Worries
“Last month several news organizations reported on the emergence of ‘fusion centers’ — vast data clearinghouses, operated by state law-enforcement agencies, that can instantly call up key personal information on anyone: telephone numbers, insurance records, family ties, and much more.”
Supermarket News: Retailers Seek Solutions for Growing Organized Thefts
“’During the past eight to 10 years [organized retail crime] has gone from a minor problem to a major problem, and it all has to do with the Internet,’ said Griffin. Organized shoplifters were once forced to fence stolen goods through local pawn shops and flea markets, but now, online auction sites give them access to a national market where they can sell large quantities of merchandise anonymously.”
Content Matters: i2 Acquired for $185 million by Silver Lake
“Private equity firm Silver Lake Sumeru has acquired i2 Technologies for $185 million from ChoicePoint. . . It’s been a few years since I’ve looked closely at i2, but what always surprised me was that there seemed to be a lot more hype than substance in the product. The product was positioned as an analysis tool, suggesting that it would help uncover various social networks and relationships in data, but when I frequently met with i2 users, I found that it was used more as a presentation tool.”
PogoWasRight.org: Solove: Understanding Privacy
“Privacy is one of the most important concepts of our time, yet it is also one of the most elusive. As rapidly changing technology makes information more and more available, scholars, activists, and policymakers have struggled to define privacy, with many conceding that the task is virtually impossible.”
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