SF CHRONICLE - June 28 - Despite the fact that many online dating sites don't
perform background checks, users feel a certain comfort level that they
won't run into sexual offenders or other criminals because they have
paid for the service. Online dating is big business, projected to
generate $834M in revenue this year, according to IbisWorld, an
independent research firm. IbisWorld predicted the industry eventually
could be "subjected to stricter domestic regulation due to concerns
about Internet privacy and misinformation placed on sites by some
members." Already, some states have moved in that direction. New Jersey
passed the Internet Dating Safety Act in 2008. The state requires
dating sites that don't perform criminal background checks to
prominently disclose that on their Web site. A similar bill in Texas in
2005 never made it out of a House committee.
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