Va. Panel Rejects E-Dating Background Checks
Thursday, 3. February 2005 - 11:19 am
WASHINGONPOST — Feb 1 — A Virginia General Assembly committee
rejected a bill requiring online dating companies to prominently state
whether they conduct criminal Background checks on their users; voted
9-4 against the bill. So far, Vest (CEO True.com)
has persuaded legislators in several states to sponsor legislation. The
Michigan House of Representatives passed a bill last year, but it died
later in the state Senate. A Texas state senator plans to introduce a
similar bill before the end of the week, and similar measures are afoot
in Ohio and Florida. "To think that you require a criminal background
check is a little over the top. I think there's been some nightmarish
stories, but I don't think that is unique to Internet dating. I felt
like it was, frankly, overregulation and not an area where the
government needs to jump in with both feet," said Committee member Chap
Petersen (D-Fairfax). FULL ARTICLE @ YAHOO
Mark Brooks: …and the rest of the online dating industry breathes one more sigh of relief.