News Article - Airbnb Employee request to implement verified ID denied, according to WSJ

[Michelle53]

"Airbnb denies a report that it rejected a plan to require government IDs to sign up for the home-sharing service because it might hurt growth"

"Home-sharing company Airbnb has a platform that can make it vulnerable to a host of problems, like theft, vandalism, and fraud. But when its safety team suggested that the company implement a government-ID requirement to join the platform two years ago, a new report from The Wall Street Journal says that Airbnb executives pushed back hard against the idea. "

Reporting at this link from Business Insider. The Wall Street Journal  article is behind a paywall. 

https://www.businessinsider.com/airbnb-resisted-employee-advice-regulating-platform-2019-12

[Patricia55]

Sorry to say it, but I have to: At the end of the day, surely the only way to protect one's property is to actually be there, on site?