Safety for online lovers?
p2pnet.net News:- Florida lawmakers are thinking of launching a bill to compel ‘dating’ sites to tell paying visitors if they carry out criminal background checks on members.
But, says the Associated Press, critics claim it’s based on a marketing ploy.
“True.com, which performs criminal and marital-status checks on all members, has been going state to state pitching similar measures to legislators,” says AP. “So far lawmakers in California, Ohio, Virginia, Michigan and Texas have proposed similar legislation – though it has yet to become law.
“The company says the campaign is an effort to increase safety for love seekers, who too often believe they are safe with someone they think they have gotten to know online.”’
But Match.com spokeswoman Kristin Kelly calls True.com’s project a, “thinly veiled PR ploy,” says AP, adding that opponents argued the notifications could create a false sense of security.
“Not all criminal records are made public, and the databases used are not always up to date.”
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Associated Press – Florida House panel looks into regulating online datingity?, April 6, 2005
April 7th, 2005 at 7:28 pm
is it time for a virtual condom/femi-dom yet? the virtual “pill”?
the internet is quite dangerous in general. you have no idea who anyone is in any message borad community/BBS.
as Match.com states above: “Not all criminal records are made public, and the databases used are not always up to date.”
and that’s in supposedly safe and ideal environments.
forget finding love online. if you’re physically able – go outside, away from the pc. go to a movie, take a walk in a park, go to a pub. take up a hobby. go to the library. make a small day trip, even if it’s just a few miles away.
all of these activities and more are much more likely to help you find a new friend or partner without having to pay an unknown entity to search for you somewhere out in cyberspace.
nowhere is completely safe, but at least on your own turf you have a better chance.
April 7th, 2005 at 9:34 pm
Well, as a person who has used internet dating in the past it’s an matter of getting what you pay for. Sometimes you find that the pics and description don’t match. Other times, they turn out not to do justice to the person they’re describing.
The whole reason people use these services IMHO is that especially in large cities it can often be hard to meet people of the opposite sex in a suitable environment. I abhor bars and pubs, and I generally believe that picking girls up in a bar leads to one night stands and casual flings. Using the internet you can at least establish a connection based upon your ideas and opinions before sitting down with the other person. I’ve been seeing a girl right now, who I met through jdate, and we can’t believe how well we know each other even though we’ve just met.
It can be good thing if approached properly. Then again, there will always be a good sprinkling of horrible dates along the way…
April 8th, 2005 at 7:35 pm
I’ve been writing about True.com’s efforts to get publicity via State Legislatures for several weeks on my blog. You can see what I have to say, along with links to other related articles, at: http://www.Find-a-Sweetheart.com/blog
Kathryn Lord, Your Romance Coach