IDEA OASIS has issued what I believe to be their first press release pertaining to the current industry legislation. Let me be the first to say that I don’t think is was the smartest idea to base the IDEA-OASIS anti-legislation coming-out party on the security issues of the data providers. There are several stronger arguments they could have made, but I understand the value of capitalizing on an existing groundswell of publicity for your own gain.
From the press release:
IDEA-OASIS, the Internet Dating Executive Alliance/Online Association for Social Industry Standards (www.ideaoasis.org), today announced its formal opposition to various state legislative efforts that would require personals companies to conduct background checks on all users of Internet dating and online matchmaking services. The organization also warned of security concerns surrounding the data providers that would potentially provide the proposed mandated checks.
