Online dating services. Emerging consumer law issues

Abstract

Online Dating Service (ODS) has become another medium for individuals experiencing new and creative romantic endeavors with just a few spatial-temporal limits. However, this successful industry is a new target for criminals who look to take financial advantage of ODS users. This type of crime has been identified by media as “Romance Scam”. Additionally, ODS users face the diminishing of their privacy rights when using this services, constant unwanted correspondence, and adverse terms of use. This paper presents an insight on those issues and offer alternatives to address them.