Match.com to Begin Checking Users Against Sex Offender Database

chavelah · 2011-04-18T19:07:45+00:00

While this might be good PR for Match.com, it's complete stupidity from a liability standpoint.

By checking users against the Sex Offender Database, the company is creating a false sense of security and essentially saying "Since we're taking responsiblity for checking users against the database, it's our fault if you're attacked on a date. Please sue us!" I doubt dangerous predators are going to register with their real name, anyway.

Also, why stop at the Sex Offender database? Why not dig up whole criminal records? Financial records? Marriage and divorce certificates? How much responsibility are they will to incur?

das_masterful · 2011-04-19T03:49:33+00:00

I don't know if this is such a good move. Whist some people would certainly see the value in this, I tend to think of something else. What if the offender has rehabilitated? What happens then? Is he/she going to continue to pay for a crime that they've already done their time for?

I don't believe that it is Match.com's responsibility to reveal anything about their clientele unless their clientele gives them specific permission to do so. It's like Match.com giving away credit card details. You can do a lot of damage by revealing too much information too soon.

Title	Match.com to Begin Checking Users Against Sex Offender Database
Author	AnnArchist
Upvotes	15
Comments	4
Date	April 18, 2011 4:58 PM UTC (15 years ago)
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