Article: Is the date you met online a criminal?

DAVID CRARY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
02-12-2008

Is the date you met online a criminal?
By DAVID CRARY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 02-12-2008, Tuesday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: Two Star B. ALSO IN. Two Star P. One Star B

As Valentine's Day approaches, all is not lovey-dovey in the high-stakes online dating industry.

The contentious issue of the moment — pitting one of the three biggest companies, True.com, against its major rivals — is whether online dating services can enhance their clients' safety by conducting criminal background screenings of would-be daters.

Last month, New Jersey became the first state to enact a law requiring the sites to disclose whether ...

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