Being able to access information about someone's criminal history gives people the power to make more informed safety choices, Tinder says.
Tinder is partnering with the startup Garbo to offer access to background checks. Background checks are a way to empower users to make informed safety choices, Tinder says.Tinder users can now run a background check on their matches before they go on their first date.
"Nobody wants to step into a space that's complex, that's difficult. Safety's hard," she said."And we have to be a part of the conversation. We have to help find a solution."The service is able to search public records with just a few pieces of a person's information, like their first name and phone number. Garbo will then display any records it can find of arrests and convictions, as well as sex offender registry records.
Garbo founder Kathryn Kosmides told Insider that traditional background checks are both user-unfriendly and cost-prohibitive — in New York state, for example, they can cost as much as $95, she said. "It's the question of, what should be public and what should be private?" she said."And when it comes to safety information, information that can help me make a more informed, personal safety decision, that should be public. I should be able to easily access that information."
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