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It sure would be better if the business model were based on optional paid verification and background checks. You could pay to have it verified that you are 6'2
by burfog 7y ago
It sure would be better if the business model were based on optional paid verification and background checks. You could pay to have it verified that you are 6'2" or that you have a physics degree or that you don't have HIV or whatever. You'd be paying for research, then getting an indicator of the claim having been verified. Common claims would have standard prices. For weird claims, you'd just be paying by the hour for research.
- winternett 7y agoI think each dating site should provide metrics to verify that each account is a valid human being and show how often they log in perhaps... A problem with matching is that I go days without logging in, which means I could be missing matches that way. I can imagine it would be hard for them to do any sort of reliable or trustworthy background check on every account through the app.
- burfog 7y agoThe fact that you can't "do any sort of reliable or trustworthy background check on every account through the app" is what justifies charging money. Something that can be done purely in software by the app should be free. That could mean verifying that the user has control over a web site, or that they use Android, or that phone location services places the user in a particular city. Cheap things would include credit checks and other simple background checks. Registered mail could be used for addresses. Property records could be looked up. Educational transcripts could be obtained. Some verification could involve a notary public. Since the user would be paying for costs and a profit, there really is no limit to how complicated and expensive things could get. If the user wants to pay to fly out a team of investigators, that is fine.