stephec
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Are you posing or photographing?Yes. They are the subject of my nude charity calendar......
Are you posing or photographing?Yes. They are the subject of my nude charity calendar......
It's Airbnb not the owner. I'm not too uncomfortable about that but I just wondered if that's entirely usual for bookings in the US.Is it Airbnb asking for credit card details or the property owner. I'm ok giving the details to Airbnb, but I would not give any details directly to the property owner.
It's not very normal, but it seems it will be normal and the way things seems to be moving. I've had passports scanned at hotels and of course always shared with the airlines I fly with. Somebody is going to have a copy of your passport online somewhere, that's just fact. But saying that, as a new company and concept I wouldn't be willing to share passport information with Airbnb and their security partner jumio.It's Airbnb not the owner. I'm not too uncomfortable about that but I just wondered if that's entirely usual for bookings in the US.
Photographing....if I can find 12 willing volunteersAre you posing or photographing?
Damn!Photographing....if I can find 12 willing volunteers
How I shall now refer to this great country!
You don't need 12.... none of the people who'd want to look at it will notice their faces.Photographing....if I can find 12 willing volunteers
My pupils referred to a native of that country as a Canadadian.
When we registered for Airbnb in the States (we live in the States), we provided our credit card details. They charge the credit card at check-in or about that time, we can't recall exactly. With AirBNB in the States, money does not pass directly between the guest and the host. Keeping a credit card on line with a company is not unusual in the States but I avoid it when I can. As far as AirBNB, our credit card is registered with them.
However, USA issued cards come with insurance from the issuer which I think is different from Europe and other parts of the world. If my CC is used without my authorization, the CC company will most likely (and in all cases I know of for stolen cards) refund my money. Since most CC theft is the result of duplicated cards (vs stolen numbers). CC companies in the States are just now putting the chips into cards making it more difficult to counterfeit the actual card. I guess stealing numbers from websites, etc. is still a low cost 'insurance' issue for the CC companies, since most CC companies are not introducing a second level of security like the 4 digit code used in Europe. USA cards do not require an additional code, just a signature, which is a joke. So, if you are self insured, I expect it is a risk but I am only guessing that the risk might be low. AirBNB knowing that a hack can be big issue for their business is hopefully doing everything possible to prevent it.