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3 Dating sites now screening for predators- Anyone hear this story?
Here's a link to the story that I heard about on GMA this morning.
http://news.yahoo.com/3-online-date-sites-agree-screen-predators-202535756.html
A little tidbit of the article-
Three online dating giants agreed to screen for sex offenders and take other safety steps after a woman was assaulted on a date, the California attorney general's office announced Tuesday.
Match.com, eHarmony and Spark Networks signed a joint statement of business principles intended to provide an example for the industry and help guard against sexual predators, identity theft and financial scams.
"Consumers should be able to use websites without the fear of being scammed or targeted," Attorney General Kamala D. Harris said in a statement.
Among other things, the companies agreed Monday to check subscribers against national sex registries, supply members with online safety tips, and provide a quick way to report abuses. Some of the companies already are using some of those practices.
The dating services also will provide the attorney general's office with reports of suspected criminal activity, she said.
The statement is nonbinding and carries no enforcement penalties, but it does publicly hold dating sites to account for their members' safety, said Lynda Gledhill, a spokeswoman for the attorney general's office.
What does everyone think about this? I think it sounds like a great idea but I wonder if there's a way around it, like not providing your correct name on your profile?
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Re: 3 Dating sites now screening for predators- Anyone hear this story?
There are totally ways around it. Hopefully sex offenders will be too stupid to realize this though.
On a paid site you could pay with someone else's credit card. I can't think of any way they could actually enforce it.
Yea that's why I'm wondering how effective it will be in preventing predators from having an online profile.
In theory it's a good idea though.
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Yeah it's not really effective. It's just like going on any other date, women need to learn to not put themselves in dangerous positions and know how to protect or defend themselves. Or do your googling, get a guy's last name before you'll met up. Or be sure to only do a quick in-public date and get a first name then google before seeing him again. But you can't depend on match.com to tell you if a dude is dangerous.