(Online Dating Industry Journal) National Background Data has announced, in a press release, an online dating background check service called Registry CrimSAFE that provides quick background check options for online dating services. According to National Background Data, Registry CrimSAFE "automates the evaluation of criminal records and quickly delivers concise, criminal screening decisions."
""Registry CrimSAFE is an exciting addition to our suit of services." exclaims Bill Bollinger executive vice president at National Background Data, which runs Registry CrimSAFE. "Using criminal background screening to prevent criminals from joining an organization is a safeguard that helps protect clientele and reduces the liability associated with criminal activity. By increasing the effectiveness of criminal screening and streamlining the decision process, Registry CrimSAFE makes it easy for an organization to manage and enforce screening as a precautionary defense."
National Background Data also offers "Screen a Date" services for online dating companies.
Joe's Comments
If online dating services aren't going to continue fighting state legislation about background checks, then perhaps they might want to consider starting to do background checks. This will take away True.com's unique selling proposition and bring more positive publicity about doing background checks to multiple online dating services, not just True.com. If True.com loses its unique selling point, then it takes away a reason for online daters to use their service over others.
Researching these stories is always fun and this story is a prime example. We first noticed a press release from National Background Data about Registry CrimSAFE. After reading the release, we went to their Website and found no mention of Registry CrimSAFE whatsoever. So then we started researching the Registry CrimSAFE program only to find out that it isn't so new. It has been associated with a company called First Advantage. So next we researched First Advantage and found out that they acquired National Background Data LLC way back in 2004. There is information about Registry CrimSAFE here (at First Advantage's site), but not at National Background Data's site (as of this posting) and they are the ones that put out the release. So we have a message in to National Background Data for clarification. It is our goal at Online Dating Industry Journal to always provide you with top quality information that has been researched before we write about it.
Update (4/1/08 1:45PM PST): I received a response back from William
J Bollinger, Executive Vice President of National Background Data that they, indeed, had not updated their Website with the Registry CrimSAFE information prior to putting out a press release about it! The information should be up shortly. His email stated that the Website was being updated...
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