DateCheck - Turns Your iPhone Into A Scumball Detector

The new theme for those seeking people to date is ‘Look Up Before You Hook Up’ for those who date people on line. DateCheck is offering an application to be used on your Apple iPhone that can look up information that people may want to hid. The app can check on net worth, marital status and criminal record. Though some of what is being offered by DateCheck is free, they also have a pay for option for a more in depth record check for potential dates.

According to this article it also states that:

Background-check powerhouse Intelius on Tuesday used a DEMO technology startup conference to introduce a DateCheck application that lets Apple’s globally popular smart phones be used to expose information people are hiding.

“Records don’t lie, but people do,” Intelius product marketing manager Katherine Herman said during an on-stage demonstration.

“DateCheck is tougher on my dates than even my Dad was.”

DateCheck users armed with names and telephone numbers can mine the gargantuan Intelius database to uncover whether people seeking romantic connections fail to mention unflattering facts such as criminal pasts or current spouses.

A Sleaze Detector feature in DateCheck finds and lists records of crimes including sexual assaults, drug arrests, and drunken driving, according to John Arnold, Intelius co-founder and executive vice president.

A Living Situation feature uses address information to figure out whether a person lives alone or resides with roommates, parents, or even a spouse.

“With the increase of people moving between cities, online dating, and with the different ways to meet potential dates you can never be sure if what you see is actually what you get,” Arnold said.

“DateCheck transforms the dating scene by instantly empowering women and men with critical info at their finger tips.”

If a potential paramour makes it past the Sleaze Detector, a New Worth feature can be used to find out how big their house is; the home’s price and even how much real estate tax is paid.

A compatibility feature uses birth dates to determine what astrological signs indicate regarding how well suited a couple appears to be.

An Interest feature searches online social networks including Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, and LinkedIn to create a summary of information about a person and links to profile pages.

I was just thinking of something. This app could also be used by parents to check on the dates that their children may be seeing to provide more information about the person. The possibilities seem limitless on how this app could be used.

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