iPhone Sleaze Detector

Intelius, a Washington State information commerce company, is offering a new iphone application. Date Check allows singles to do a quick background check on someone they are considering going out with. Input the person's name or cell phone number to begin. The Net Worth function checks on any monetary and property holdings. Sleaze Detector looks for criminal records such as assault, drug or sex offences, drunk driving and such. It even checks networking sites and reports on job status and education. John Arnold, co-founder and executive vice president of Intelius, says it's like having a private investigator in your pocket. Doesn't sound very romantic to me. http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/09/24/iPhone-app-investigates-dates/UPI-77901253829286/

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Posted By: Alex - Thu Sep 24, 2009
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there may be merit to this, but it just sounds cold to me. but then i am a closet romantic, shhhh don't tell anybody. 😝

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/24/09 at 09:19 PM

Cell phones are the work of the devil! And, those poor, lost souls that have become addicted to them will burn in hell if they don't cast down the demon spawn, fall on their knees and return to the path of Ma Bell!

Ah.. coffee's ready. Gotta go.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 09/24/09 at 10:47 PM

All the more reason to lie on your facebook profile...

Posted by jswolf19 in Japan on 09/25/09 at 04:05 AM

at least what you put on your profile, true or not, is what you want known about you. this ferrets out all your secrets and some of that stuff you don't have a choice to keep off the net. yikes!

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/25/09 at 07:32 AM

I kind of like it.

I can check up on my daughter's dates before they leave the house.

Cool.

Posted by Paul in Athens GA on 09/25/09 at 08:06 AM

Screw this. You can use it on anybody, which seems like an huge invasion of privacy. I mean, hell, if I was still single I'd want to run background checks on somebody to make sure they were who they said they were, but this can apply to anything; including credit and finance.

Posted by Venus in Baton Rouge on 09/25/09 at 03:33 PM

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