Daily Talks Check Criminal Records of Online Daters

Online dating companies should be taking advantage of the RCMP criminal records system to keep convicted criminals off their sites, say experts in the identity verification business. "There is no perfect instant criminal record system on the planet," David Dinesen told CBC News.

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Jason, 33 Jan 18, 2012

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It's estimated there are about 100 million singles in North America, with 30 million to 40 million using about 1,500 online dating services.

Laura, 33 Jan 18, 2012

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It stressed that it reviews every data profile and photo prior to publication on its website, as well as providing online and offline safety tips, and encourages users to "exercise common sense and prudence with people they have just met, whether through an online dating service or any other means."

Lindsey, 27 Jan 18, 2012

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I'm totally agree with such a policy, online dating websites should take more responsibilities for their users. I do understand that to verify the identity of a person online is harder than offline, but anyway there are too many people who have become the victims of scams and other criminals, and something should be obviously daone in this direction.

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