Timeline for Can I use Airbnb without trusting them with my ID?
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| Jan 21, 2020 at 11:25 | comment | added | Ole Tange | @KristvanBesien They would be able to create an Airbnb account for example. But a more serious concern would be if they created an account at an online bank and used that for transferring money to fund terrorists. More realistically they will be raking up debt in your name - e.g. by buying cellphones that are paid through monthly payments. It depends a lot on the country what kind of criminal activity is possible using the ID. | |
| Jan 20, 2020 at 13:39 | comment | added | Krist van Besien | Is identity theft such a problem? I do not see how someone could impersonate me with just a copy of my ID. | |
| Jan 20, 2020 at 12:30 | vote | accept | Ole Tange | ||
| Jan 20, 2020 at 11:07 | history | edited | Ole Tange | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 19, 2020 at 21:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackTravel/status/1219001693708476418 | ||
| Jan 19, 2020 at 19:41 | comment | added | Neusser | @Willeke these are completely different things. I may trust them for one booking but not trust them to have a copy of my ID on their servers for an indefinite (e.g. endless) period of time. | |
| Jan 19, 2020 at 19:18 | answer | added | Franck Dernoncourt | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 19, 2020 at 17:19 | comment | added | Willeke♦ | If you do not trust the company with your ID, would you trust them to make and manage your bookings? I think if you do not trust them, you do not use them, many ways to book places to stay outside this one company. | |
| Jan 19, 2020 at 16:13 | answer | added | DavidRecallsMonica | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 19, 2020 at 16:02 | comment | added | Peter M | It is what it is. But it seems that you are simply making a case for preferring Agoda over AirBnB - which you are free to do. | |
| Jan 19, 2020 at 15:09 | comment | added | xXx | Of course you can use Airbnb without having to upload an ID copy. In my opinion you should not do this. | |
| Jan 19, 2020 at 13:50 | history | edited | Ole Tange | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 19, 2020 at 13:30 | history | asked | Ole Tange | CC BY-SA 4.0 |