You're right, it is a step in the right direction but bad guys can still find a way through. This is true for many different scenarios, e.g. applies to car rentals, too, you can rent on a stolen license and wreck it.
What AirBnB and others should do is to gather statistical analysis on how often such things occur, what's the cost, etc. and make this widely known.
In fact this could be additional revenue for AirBnB: offer different levels of protection for $N extra (a la car rental companies, they love to sell you protection, or Best Buy, where the employees pester you continuously about protection.) When life gives you lemons, lick them, i.e. don;t run away, embrace the difficulty.
In the end bad things will always happen but you have to know that the company you use will protect you when it happens. No protection, no business.
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You're right, it is a step in the right direction but bad guys can still find a way through. This is true for many different scenarios, e.g. applies to car rentals, too, you can rent on a stolen license and wreck it.
What AirBnB and others should do is to gather statistical analysis on how often such things occur, what's the cost, etc. and make this widely known.
In fact this could be additional revenue for AirBnB: offer different levels of protection for $N extra (a la car rental companies, they love to sell you protection, or Best Buy, where the employees pester you continuously about protection.) When life gives you lemons, lick them, i.e. don;t run away, embrace the difficulty.
In the end bad things will always happen but you have to know that the company you use will protect you when it happens. No protection, no business.