PRNEWSWIRE
-- Apr 26 -- America's leading internet and technology firms and trade
associations expressed deep reservations about the Florida bill that
would impose government oversight on online dating and require criminal
background checks or disclosures for users of online dating services.
In a letter to the Florida legislature, the group noted that the bill
would impose new liabilities and responsibilities upon not only
Internet dating sites, but on an almost limitless array of Internet
sites and services and has the potential to create a false sense of
security for users. Although there have been very few, if any,
instances of online dating related crimes in Florida, the legislation
would require background checks or disclosures that the services do not
screen customers. "Consumers are in the best position to
determine which services provide them with the most security and
comfort," concluded Netcoalition spokesperson Erickson,
"not the government." NetCoalition serves as the public policy
voice for: AeA, Amazon, AOL, Association for Competitive Technology,
CareerBuilder, eBay, eHarmony, Electronic Retailing Association,
FriendFinder, Google, IdeaOasis, Information Technology Association of
America, Internet Alliance, Internet Commerce Coalition, Lavalife,
Match.com, Microsoft, MyEMatch.com, NetChoice, ProfileDoctor, Singles
Industry Trade Association, Spark Networks, TechNet, The Right One,
Trufina, Userplane, U.S. Internet Service Provider Association,
VeriSign, Yahoo! FULL ARTICLE @ YAHOO

Mark Brooks: Weighty opposition to the background checks legislation.