I've noticed that when checking in a bag using easyJet's self-bag drop facilities, no ID checks are undertaken for the passenger.

This seems highly incongruent with the requirement that a passenger must travel with their bag (except in cases of IRROPS) as screening of checked luggage isn't considered 100% safe.

Rightly or wrongly, boarding passes are easily obtainable from excitable Facebook posts or social engineering - once in possession of one, it would be trivial to check-in something undesirable on behalf of a travelling passenger and then leave the airport.

Thoughts?