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Intelius this week received much laughter during it’s DEMO demo of DateCheck, an application which tells you instantly with a quick background check whether you need to make an excuse and back out of a date as soon as you can. I talked with Melissa Korb at Intelius earlier this year about the service, which [...]
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The first Senior Engineer at Facebook has launched a background check service on, you guessed it, Facebook.
TrueScoop, an Arbor Venture’s product, today announced the release of a new Facebook application which searches through over 20 million records and a million photos for personal and criminal history of anyone, completely free of charge…. This service, which [...]
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The FBI is expected to announce this week the awarding of a $1 billion, 10-year contract to develop the largest and most comprehensive government biometrics database in history — with information on the palm prints, eye scans, tattoos, and other identifying physical data of citizens and those who pass through. Via BoingBoing.
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Recently I spoke with Mark Erza of Honesty Online, which is trying to bring trust, accountability and safety to online dating.
At first glance, Honesty Online looks similar to other background check companies which have been vying for a slice of the online dating market for several years now.
Mark took me through the process of getting [...]
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Since people aren’t always upfront about their past, having access to information is critical in making the right decisions. Backgroundchecks brings billions of records right to your fingertips. Whether it’s criminal history reports, sex offender searches, or anything in between, we’ve got your background checks covered.
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Baihe.Com, a leading Chinese match making portal, will screen its eight million online daters against an “ID authentication system�. The new system was jointly developed by the website and the ministry of public security. The system will check the age, marital status and other personal details of prospective cyber daters against an official database to [...]
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Greetings Washington Post readers. Google News lists a weekend op-ed piece titled, “The Disastrous Effects of Match.Com and What Women Can Do About It.â€? I was quoted in another weekend Wash Post article, Dinner, Movie and a Background Check(reg req’d).
DontDateHimGirl is mentioned as being sued for defamation of character based on people leaving negative [...]
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First it was To Catch A Predator. Now, New York Democrat Charles E. Schumer and Arizona Republican John McCain say they planned to introduce a bill at the beginning of the 110th Congress in January that would require registered sex offenders to submit their active email addresses to law enforcement.
Last week, MySpace said it would [...]
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