Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Protect Members even if they are Criminals!



"Airbnb, the popular apartment-sharing service, won a legal standoff Tuesday when a state judge ruled that the company did not have to give up customer records as part of an investigation by the New York attorney general." 
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/14/technology/judge-quashes-new-york-subpoena-for-airbnb-records.html?_r=1

I am a member of Airbnb. I had awesome guests until two weeks ago, when a 20-year-old male guest took my credit card out of my wallet while I was cooking his last breakfast to book for the next stay through Airbnb. He also stole all the cash that was inside my wallet. To protect this thief's privacy, Airbnb could not give me or the police officer this guy's date of birth. I was kinda hoping that Airbnb will lose this battle, but it seems like I am the one that should decide whether or not I will continue opening my door to the strangers.


2 comments:

  1. Thanks for posting. I didn't know about Airbnb until now. Sorry that happened to you. I think they should have to disclose personal information - especially when part of an investigation.

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  2. Curious, Clair. Data privacy for criminals...

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