OpenSanctions is an amazing example of entity resolution at scale

In one of my previous post I talked about entity resolution and how data science plays a role. I am a big fan of OpenSanctions, and their process (entirely open) is a beautiful example of Entity resolution. OpenSanctions is an international database of persons and companies of political, criminal, or economic interest. It’s a combination of sanction lists, publicly available databases, and criminal information. Companies can use this information to check their customers, to prevent money laundering and sanction evasion.