Identity Resolution Daily Links 2007-06-22
[Daily Post from Infoglide Software] The many meanings of data in the retail industry
The hard part is then resolving those multiple instances into one, accurate identity. Thus, navigating the field of identity data is pretty tricky. A good identity resolution system then has to. . .
BusinessWeek: Big Business Knows Us Too Well
“Computer makers, media corporations, and telecommunication giants are assuming new roles as infomediaries, making money not only from providing information to consumers but also selling information about consumers.”
workforce.com: Patients Wary of Employer- and Plan-Sponsored Personal Health Records
“So far, the public has yet to embrace personal health records, or PHRs, in part because the main push to promote them appears to be from health plans and employers. The problem with this approach was illustrated by a 2005 California HealthCare Foundation survey, which found that 52 percent of the respondents were worried about employers using medical information to limit job opportunities (up from 36 percent in the 1999 survey).”
The hard part is then resolving those multiple instances into one, accurate identity. Thus, navigating the field of identity data is pretty tricky. A good identity resolution system then has to. . .