Match.com pledges to perform security background checks on all current and future members after settling a lawsuit.

Online dating giant Match.com settled a lawsuit Tuesday with a rape victim by committing to perform security background checks on all current and future members.

Hollywood screenwriter and author Carole Markin sued the leading Internet matchmaker after it linked her up last year with Alan Paul Wurtzel of Pacific Palisades, who had at least six previous sexual assault convictions.

Her attorney, Mark Webb, predicted a "domino effect" among other match-making services and social networking sites. Indeed, online dating services eHarmony and Zoosk confirmed Tuesday that they, too, were checking members against criminal databases to enhance security for their members.

A spokeswoman for Zoosk said the company was still evaluating screening options and had not yet begun vetting members.

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