Bill of Rights in the Internet – Online Daters, Be Aware!

Online dating sites may be the newest pickup hot spot, but they’re not for everyone. Some people are afraid of who they might meet online. “People can change who they are and you don’t really see who they are. They’re just behind the computer screen,” say some of Internet users. Senator Ronda Storms fears predators are using dating sites to find victims. Storms is sponsoring a bill requiring online dating sites, to tell subscribers they don’t run background checks. “Either you do it or you don’t do it. That’s all.

It’s transparency. Interesting it’s so opposed by the industry. And it is vigorously opposed by the industry,” she says. Opponents of the bill say it’s simply about one site wanting its competitors to admit they’re not as good. They also say if sites start claiming they run background checks, the disclaimer could give users false hope. While the bill targets online dating, it does nothing to regulate social networking sight like myspace and facebook. Still proponents say you’ve got to start somewhere. The bill would allow the state to sue any dating service that didn’t let its users know its members hadn’t been subjected to background checks.

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