Just caught this in the news: Airbnb is starting to require offline ID verification. It will link offline and online identities and make sure that someone who misbehaves can't just start up a new Airbnb account. Part of me likes this idea; I already require that a potential guest has a profile, a photo that shows their face and at least 2 verifications. This seems to weed out 95% of potential problems. On the other hand, I'm not crazy about them storing scanned copies of my ID.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2013/04/30/airbnb-adds-identity-verification-in-big-step-for-sharing-economy/
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