Editors Opinion
Tuesday, 28. March 2006 - 10:32 am
ar 27 — I've been asked what my personal opinion on background checks is…here it is, again. Background checks good! Background checks legislation bad! I just hope the background checks providers improve their checks to the point that they mesh with public perception. I'm glad to see TRUE has volunteered that checks are not perfect (recently in a TV interview). I don't think background checks legislation is necessary. It's drawn a lot of attention on the industry and shed the wrong light on us. When a paying subscriber lays down their credit card, they are exposing themselves, their identity. They can be traced. Why someone with malicious intent would sign up with their credit card on a paid online dating site is beyond me. The free dating sites and social networks don't have this protective layer. The social networks don't ask for credit cards but the press have blown things out of proportion with the social networking sites as well. Internet dating (most especially on paid sites) is simply far safer than the real world. I know you're all sick to death of this…but, your comments please.