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IADW opposes required background checks

by | Dating Safety, Legal

The International Association of Dating Websites has issued a press release announcing opposition to proposed legislation that would require all dating websites to either do criminal background checks for all of their members, or post a very large disclaimer on the...

Identity thieves hit Choicepoint

by | Dating Safety, Legal

From Reuters: Alpharetta, Georgia-based ChoicePoint maintains personal profiles of nearly every U.S. consumer, which it sells to employers, landlords, marketing companies and about 35 U.S. government agencies. Choicepoint also provides the data for several identity...

Mike Jones elected chairman of IDEA OASIS

by | Legal

From the ever-diligent Userplane PR machine: Michael Jones, newly elected chairman of IDEA OASIS, the Internet Dating Executive Alliance/Online Association for Social Industry Standards (www.ideaoasis.org).  Comprised of such companies as Date.com, FriendFinder,...

Sex offender database as dating service

by | Legal

According to the San Jose Mercury News, California sex offenders have begun to set up trysts through the Megan’s Law database. In a case of bizarre justice, one offender who received a request to meet from another equally disturbed individual actually told his...

SITRAS builds legislation coalition

by | Legal

As part of it’s ongoing efforts to remain relevant to to dating industry, last week SITRAS held a conference call with several major online dating site executives. From what I’ve heard, the topic of the call was to enlist dating sites to, among other...