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Representative John Bradley of Illinois has introduced the Internet Dating Disclosure and Safety Awareness Act.
Requires an online dating service provider offering services to residents of this State to disclose clearly and conspicuously, to any member who provides a billing address or a zip code in this State when registering with the provider, that the online dating provider either initiates a background check of felony and sex offense convictions on each member prior to permitting any member to communicate with a member in this State or that the online dating service provider does not initiate such a background check.
If a dating service allows felons and sex offenders, they have to have a scarlet letter on their profile and in any communication with other members. No problem having criminals on dating sites as long as the site announces it performs background checks. Bizarre.
I’m not clear on how intra-state or worldwide communication between members is being addressed. And why are ISP’s with less than 1,000 members exempt when right above that, all ISP’s are exempt?
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Careingly,
Anita
Makes perfect sense if viewed in the context of the First Amendment. In that context, the government cannot prohibit criminals from freely associating, or direct private enterprises to prohibit them from freely associating. Government can, however, require full disclosure, either of the fact of a criminal past or of the fact that background checks are not done, at which point the individual can decide for Self whether or not to use the service in question.
It’s the best a state can do to protect its residents under the circumstances. And it could have a huge effect on the online dating industry, if it persuades Illinois residents to choose one service over another on the basis of background checks being performed. I can envision a mass exodous from services that do not do background checks to those that do, allowing the services that do to charge a premium for performing this serivce (heck, someone has to pay for those checks), and maybe running the services that do not choose to perform background checks out of business.
This could be interesting …
contact them at:
Rep. John Bradley - repjohnbnradley@mychoice.net
Rep. John Fritchey
mystaterep@aol.com
No, “we” don’t. If *you* want this addressed nation-wide, then present your concerns to your Federal congressional delegation. We’re talking interstate commerce here, after all.
” … but I’ve certainly heard of others, like the fact that … ”
My guess is that the sources of these alleged “facts” are unverifiable remarks made by anonymous posters on the Internet. That being the case, I direct you to http://members.iphouse.com/fredg/detax_unmasked/sunrise.html to read about the “fact” of someone seeing the sun rise in the West.
And remember: If it’s on the Internet, it must be true. (8-)
Vest background is very disturbing. Vest who is fighting to require background checks is now fighting to keep the detail affidavit by this woman seal. Vest sited it would damage his business and personal life.
Some of the details includes Vest with prostitutes, Threesomes with lesbians. Several sexual harassment claims against Vest while at HD Vest, Inc. And, SEC and IRS fraud as well.
In addition you may want to ask Vest about the following business practices.
fraud on the part of True. employees who claim that part of their job description was to pose as real people and keep people as members to motivate them to become paid subscribers.
I think that this issue becomes even more pertinent in light of similar allegations currently against Match.com and Yahoo Personals. circumstances.
allegations of fraud. Vest, should also be questioned of fake/bait profiles being used by True employees at the direction of Vest and/or any of the executive management to essentially deceive or defraud customers or potential customers.
allege deceptive trade practices, theft of intellectual property and plagiarism. Match.com will be very interested. The SEC and IRS requested an intervies with the ex fiancee.
Secrets True.com doesn’t want made public!
1. Psychology Today is paid by True for their endorsement. True makes it look as if it is a honor.
2. “You state on your site that you have a team of experts behind your testing/psychology services… who are they exactly and how do I get in touch with them in order to ask them what they specifically do for True and examples of recent work.” “Or, perhaps you (True.com) is overstating their roles as a marketing gimmick.”
3. “It seems True has been busy altering the authorship of certain online articles in its online magazine from Dr. James Houran to “Psychology Department” — implying Houran is still a part of the psychology dept. and that True has an active psychology dept.” Why is it making these changes in authorship? Does the online magazine editor (Leah Gentry, formerly a journalist with the LA Times) endorse this practice?”
4. Why has True.com not revealed to its customers that they no longer have the benefit of Dr. James Houran? He was arguably a huge value ad to the business and the welfare of the customers, yet customers are not told he is no longer with the company. True pushes for legislation requiring disclosure and yet they curiously are not disclosing that certain features/ benefits of the site are no longer part of the price of membership.”
Vest wants to patient those tests. Vest is going into the sex trade industries. Look at the new ads of a naked girl with a banner over her lap and askmen who ask who is the hottest true girl contest
Vest and his wife has broken their own rule: NO MARRIED PEOPLE ALLOWED.
VEST OFTEN GOES TO THE CHAT ROOM TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. ANOTHER BROKEN RULE: NO CONTACT BY MARRIED PEOPLE TO MEMBERS.
Careingly,
Anita
http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-for-improved-targeting-of-online-advertisements-dt20060126ptan20060020510.php
Vest is about to be publicly exposed and I for one am going to enjoy that day