Just a shout out to all Airbnb hosts out there: for god's sake DON'T require anyone who wants to book your place to upload a government ID with sensitive information onto a server. Seriously.

The simple fact that Airbnb thought it a good idea to do this is deeply disturbing. Or not really, I guess, because they are a business, and information is money. But still. I don't care that my information is not being shared with the host - that makes it even more useless. I will gladly share all required information with the host offline once I arrive. Sending sensitive information by email is an issue - it's even a bigger one when you're asking me to store that information on a server, waiting to be hacked. Can you say identity theft waiting to happen? I mean for crying out loud, if Equifax can get hacked, how can Airbnb think they are not at risk?

And that's overlooking the other question: what does Airbnb do with my info? I don't know how much, if anything, has changed since this article was written, but I'm pretty sure the concerns mentioned are still current.

So, Airbnb hosts: I completely understand that you want to be safe. I do too. This is why both you and I can get verified in less invasive and unsafe ways. This is why we all get reviewed. You can even friend me on Facebook if you want. Just don't require government ID because it doesn't make any sense.

I've been waiting for it for weeks already, so much so that I nearly missed it.... but we're here, guys! The shortest day of the year is just around the corner! And then the days start getting longer! Yippy!

Courriel de ma part envoyé à Raiontzukai aujourd'hui :

Est-ce qu'on a besoin de lait? Je pensais vérifier ce soir et aller en acheter demain midi, mais ça a l'air que demain, sur l'heure du diner, on joue à des jeux de société dans la salle de conférence au bureau.

If you were hoping for an update, well, now I have a house in Porto, a house in Lisbon and a condo in Lagos. My plane tickets have gone up $800 overnight though, which is causing me a hell of a lot of stress for no good reason.

Thank you, I'm out.

Lali (qui porte un chandail à paillettes) : Vaut mieux briller par son chandail que briller par son absence.