I was irritated by the request from host to send a photo of my face holding my ID for a so called fraud prevention. This is ridiculously sad really, as this is the level of information required by financial institutions to unlock financial accounts in the case of forgotten credentials etc.
Airbnb has done it’s due diligence by ensuring guests IDs are verified prior to booking. Why do you then ask for ID and face photo when we know fully well the most sophisticated IT companies get hacked and personal information stolen leading to identify theft.
As a software engineer, I can fairly assume you do not even have the technical expertise to safely store this needless documents you ask.
Unfortunately with this experience, I won’t be coming back. I tried to respect this home by not wearing outdoor shoes inside but my socks quickly became covered with dust.
I still cannot phantom the idea of asking for a face photo for a 2 night stay for $650. No thank you.