article: Fraud and identity theft a real problem for online dating sites!

http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=e01ef6f6-a12c-4796-be04-dbd42587fa8e
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/alleged-confidence-man-charged-luring-victims-through-matchmaking-and-networking-sites

USA FBI announced that “John Edward TAYLOR allegedly trolled dating websites to find unsuspecting women for his ‘romance’ scam, designed to steal their money.”

TAYLOR contacted victims using online matchmaking and networking websites, such as Match, eHarmony, Craigslist, and Seeking Arrangement. 


WP article: In 2017, dating apps will get more selective.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/01/wp-article-in-2017-dating-apps-will-get.html

eHarmony Australia says: Dating SIX partners at once is now NORMAL
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/11/eharmony-australia-says-dating-six.html

Soon you will see online dating scam victims hiring hackers and private investigators to fight back bad online dating sites, destroying them from inside, ala AshleyMadison case! 
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/12/eharmony-scams-its-members-with-big.html

eHarmony reinforces security
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/11/eharmony-reinforces-security.html 

Please remember also: In the case of Yuliana Avalos and Melissa Midwest former 2014 big lawsuit againts Match Group, third-party scammers in Africa or wherever were creating fake profiles and catfishing with them.
IAC and Match Group were essentially aware of that situation and did nothing to stop it.
The USA Court ruled that IAC and Match Group were not responsible.
Attorney Evan Spencer, said that despite the fact that anti-scammer technology is available, Match Group failed to use such things as face-recognition software – which would have discovered that Yuliana Avalos's pictures were being used hundreds of times.
Yuliana Avalos has argued in a former 2014 big lawsuit against Match that photos of her were posted without her permission on the site as part of a scam that drove a man to commit suicide.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/10/plentyoffish-warning-after-womans-weird.html
 

article: "Online Dating Sites: Love meets the Law" by Paul Samakow

http://www.commdiginews.com/business-2/online-dating-sites-love-meets-the-law-65198/

FT article: Online dating? Swipe left
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/02/ft-article-online-dating-swipe-left.html

Suggested USA FTC investigate several online dating sites for misleading statements, false claims, overpromises.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/05/suggested-usa-ftc-investigate-several.html

Suggested USA FTC investigate ElevatedCareers by eHarmony for misleading statements, false claims, overpromises.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/05/suggested-usa-ftc-investigate.html

Suggested USA FTC investigate Instant Chemistry Inc. and Gemetrics for SCIENTIFIC FRAUD, misleading statements, false claims, overpromises.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/05/suggested-usa-ftc-investigate-instant.html

I live in a South American country and I am really astonished to see how online daters in "1st World" countries are really victims of human experimentation. No actual online dating site  is "scientifically proven" because no one can prove its matching algorithm can match prospective partners who will have more stable and satisfying relationships -and very low divorce rates- than couples matched by chance, astrological destiny, personal preferences, searching on one's own, or other technique as the control group in a peer reviewed Scientific Paper for the majority (over 90%) of its members. 

The Online Dating Industry is performing like the Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Industry before the USA Food and Drug Administration was created. There is no/weak Legislation, no ID verification, low reliable background checks, no Quality Norms.
No one compatibility matching method is Scientifically Proven.
The entire Online Dating Industry for serious daters in 1st World Countries is a HOAX, performing as a Big Online Casino, with a low effectiveness/efficiency level of their matching algorithms (less than 10%). In the same range as searching by your own.

The innovations the Online Dating Industry needs will come from only one source: the latest discoveries in theories of romantic relationships development with commitment.

article about a U.S. A New Federal Trade Secret Law.

http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2014/10/congress-is-considering-a-new-federal-trade-secret-law-why-forbes-cross-post.htm
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2498323

Trade secrets usually don’t grab headlines the way that patents or copyrights do, but don’t let that fool you about their importance. Studies regularly show that most businesses care more about trade secrets than either copyrights or patents. In fact, trade secrets are implicated by every aspect of a company’s operations, including dealings with employees, vendors and customers. And while there are millions of issued patents and registered copyrights, the total number of protectable trade secrets is nearly infinite. 

Please read also:
A patent issue from 2007 ?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2014/01/a-patent-issue-from-2007.html

The Terrible Cost Of Patents
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2011/08/terrible-cost-of-patents.html

USA (in California) to Stop Trying To Ban Consumer Reviews

California Tells Businesses: Stop Trying To Ban Consumer Reviews.

http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2014/09/california-tells-businesses-stop-trying-to-ban-consumer-reviews-forbes-cross-post.htm

"Increasingly, businesses are looking for ways to suppress or erase consumers’ negative online reviews of them. In particular, we’ve recently seen a proliferation of contract clauses purporting to stop consumers from reviewing businesses online. Those overreaching contract clauses have never been a good idea, but last week, the idea got worse. Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 2365 into law, to be codified as California Civil Code Sec. 1670.8. The law is a first-in-the-nation statute to stop businesses from contractually gagging their consumers."