(CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA Whether you're looking for a friend, a date or a long term relationship, the web is a popular destination for many singles. However, safety's is always a huge concern especially for women and CBS 3’s Natasha Brown has tips on how to stay secure.
Online dating is a perfect match for Julie Brush, she chats on-line, then talks to potential dates on the phone and when she does go out, safety comes first.
"I meet new people in a public place, and I often say, you know, I need to be home by a certain time,” said Brush.
Julie also uses a new online security dating system. You create a personal profile that includes information about your date.
"They can upload emails that the person has sent, they can put in their photo, they can put in any personal or private information that they have on the individual,” explained Joe Tracy of On-line Dating Magazine.
Before your date, write an alert, attach your date's information, set up a time for the message to go out to any friends or family.
If you don't cancel, it's sent via e-mail, instant message or text message to your contacts.
And if there's a problem, “Your loved ones will have that information, and they can give it to the authorities,” said Jill Marie Crosby of securesingles.com
Crosby says once you're home, cancel the alert on-line or "You can access our sites via your mobile phone, so you can change your messages, your alerts, while you're out."
"There’s really no reason to not use it if you're going out on your own in the world,” added Brush.
Experts say make sure you synch your time to the service's server time zone. Otherwise, friends and family may get alerts hours off schedule.
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