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Old Sep 22, 2015 | 9:02 am
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Originally Posted by pinniped
That implies that they're running background checks on the ID I provide??

That would make me 100x *less* likely to use them.

I've heard of hotels snooping social media to gather intelligence on future guests, but I haven't heard of one running a background check to determine whether the future guest is a degenerate (presumably someone with a criminal record?). In foreign countries where passport information is systematically collected, I just assume the police use the data to track the movement of the guest while he/she is in the country.
Yup, I just did a verification and it was a little creepy (multiple choice to name the town where [street where I lived 35 years ago] is). Guess I'll be revising my profile preferences. Not that I put much info online--Facebook keeps nagging me to complete my profile and I won't have a LinkedIn account. Still...
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