Identity Resolution Daily Links 2007-6-15
[Daily Post from Infoglide Software] Employees are walking out the front door with retailers’ profits
Organized shoplifters and employee fraud often go hand-in-hand since the former regularly depends on the latter. Combined, they cost the entire retail industry roughly $41.6 billion last year.
PC World: US May Give Ground in Passenger Data Stand-Off
“The issue of how long the U.S. holds onto passenger data has been one of the sticking points in the dispute, which threatens airlines’ ability to carry passengers to the U.S. without violating U.S. or European law.
BostonHerald.com:Beware of clever workers who might commit fraud
“There are plenty of scammers looking to trap small businesses, but the biggest danger comes from within. American businesses lose an estimated 5 percent of their revenue to employee fraud, according to the Association of Certified Examiners.”
GHIT Notebook: Gates gets into healthcare metrics
“Most people get to online information about health care mainly through Web searches. Even doctors and other professionals are starting to use that method as their first avenue to finding information. Better and more specific search engines exist for health searches, but the truth is that Google is likely to be the first and only service most consumers will use.”
Retail Software: ADT Offers Inventory And Return Authorization
“ADT Security Services, a unit of Tyco Fire & Security, recently announced the addition of two new software solutions providing retailers with improved inventory control and a better way to manage receiptless returns. Both products help end users to collect more data more efficiently, so that it can be used to improve operations and increase profits.”
Organized shoplifters and employee fraud often go hand-in-hand since the former regularly depends on the latter. Combined, they cost the entire retail industry roughly $41.6 billion last year.