CHICAGO TRIBUNE – Jan 26 – Legislation has surfaced in Springfield, Illinois that would require any online dating site operating in or offering services to Illinois residents to announce prominently and repeatedly on their website whether or not they conduct background checks on members. Senator Ira Silverstein is taking a crack at passing the legislation. Though he acknowledges that the bill isn’t fool-proof, he believes it would set up a “new level of consumer protection with dating sites.” Similar laws have passed in Texas and New Jersey.
by Alissa Groeninger
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"At least two nationally known services, Match.com and eHarmony, screen subscribers against public sex offender registries. Doing so has helped eHarmony keep many known offenders off its site, the company said in a statement"
Yeah, I'm sure "many known offenders" just flock to eHarmony because it's such an easy site to meet people ....LOL Puuhhhleeezzz
Just about any site will let you sign up under any name with a money order so I'm sure they're running background checks on IP addresses? How about when these offenders log on from Starbucks?
There's always a way to get around it.
These people are delusional and yes it would just be a false sense of security.
Posted by: JB | Jan 31, 2012 at 12:28 PM