Regulation, risk awareness and technological advances are increasingly
drawing identity search functionality into business, security and data
management processes, as well as fraud investigations and
counter-terrorist measures.
Over the years, a number of techniques have been developed for searching
identity data, traditionally focusing on logical algorithms. These
techniques often failed to take into account the complexities of
language and culture that provide the rich variations seen in names used
around the world. A new paradigm has now emerged for understanding the
way that identity data should be searched. This new approach focuses on
understanding the influences that languages, writing systems and
cultural conventions have on proper names.
A must-read for anyone involved in the purchase, design or use of
identity matching systems, this book describes how linguistic knowledge
can be used to create a more reliable and precise identity search, and
looks at the practical benefits that can be achieved by implementing
third-generation linguistic search technology.