Leading Internet and technology firms and trade associations expressed reservations over a proposed Florida bill that would impose government oversight on online dating, and would require criminal background checks or disclosures for users of online dating services.
NetCoalition serves as the public policy voice for innovative Internet companies on the key legislative and administrative proposals affecting the online world.
Markham Erickson, a spokesman for the NetCoalition:
As some the country’s most popular Internet and technology companies, we are incredibly committed to keeping our users safe, and that extends to online dating services. But if only 15 of 67 Florida counties provide felony information, and recent news reports indicate that national criminal databases similar to the one required by this legislation can have a roughly 40 percent error rate, all this bill will do is mislead and misinform Florida consumers.
Some of the non-dating site NetCoalition members who have signed on against legislation are America Online, CareerBuilder, eBay, Google, Microsoft, VeriSign, Yahoo!
I was surprised to see ProfileDoctor mentioned since I have never been approached by NetCoalition and I am not a member.
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