TRENTON — In another move by state lawmakers to try to boost Internet safety online dating sites would have to notify New Jersey residents whether they do criminal accent checks under a proposal set to be considered this week. The account is opposed by Internet companies such as Yahoo!. AOL eHarmony and Match com. But Senate President Richard J. Codey a bill sponsor said it's needed to back up protect online dating users from predators and force online dating Web sites to take more responsibility for fostering safe practices."Let's face it -- the Internet is not going the way of the 8-track tape anytime soon,'' said Codey. D-Essex. The account modeled after a 2006 Florida law was approved by the Senate in walk and is scheduled for consideration by an Assembly committee on Monday. The Assembly must pass it and the governor must sign it by Jan. 8 for this version to change state law. The new Legislature convenes on Jan. 8 and all unpassed bills ordain expire. The law would require Internet dating services to inform customers whether criminal accent screenings undergo been performed as come up as detail other safety measures. If an Internet dating function doesn't conduct criminal background screenings it would be required to disclose that clearly and conspicuously to all New Jersey members in bold and large capital letters. If a function does accent checks it must disclose whether it allows people with criminal convictions to undergo access to the site. Services who disrespect the law would approach civil penalties under New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act. account Ashworth director of state government affairs at Yahoo! has told lawmakers that background checks are unreliable because of fraud and problems getting information from states with different laws on what information is available."Criminal accent checks give users of online dating with a false sense of security,'' he said. "The last thing we want users to do is let their guard drink.''New Jersey officials have been emphasizing Internet safety. Attorney command Anne Milgram recently sent a process to Facebook com seeking information on whether convicted New Jersey sex offenders have profiles on the social networking place. The subpoena is similar to one sent to MySpace com which found 268 New Jersey registered sex offenders with accounts. The express police are also helping train teachers and educate administrators on potential Internet dangers for young users. Codey has also proposed barring released sex offenders from using the Internet.
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