by David Evans | Dating Safety
PhoneConfirm has announced the launch of its Phone Identity Verification (PIV) service for the online dating industry. The dirty little secret in the dating industry is that many dating profiles are fake and the industry doesn’t want the issue to see the light...
by David Evans | Dating Safety
According to Mark Brooks, iDate is having a conference for background checks in San Francisco on July 13-14. No link to conference from his blog, and when I went to iDate, I don’t see a link to the event page either. Not the best way to promote an event. Besides...
by David Evans | Dating Safety
Michael Arrington over at Techcrunch gets a lot of deserved heat for his glowing review of TrustedID. I’ve been following the ID verification, identity management, background check market for quite some time, advising companies like Trufina and talking to the...
by David Evans | Dating Safety
Myspace and several dating sites have reported predators going after members and the media is doing it’s job scaring consumers into being more careful. Background check companies have been around for years. Profile enhancement and authentication companies,...
by David Evans | Dating Safety, Legal
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...
by David Evans | Dating Safety
I was reading an interview with Phonematrix’s CEO. Phonematrix is the latest of a long line of companies trying to sell anonymous calling to the dating industry. I’ve also heard from several background check companies “excited at the positive...