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Re:AirBnbWhileBlack Highlights Discrimination Faced by Black... by kenjackson on Friday May 06, 2016 @02:14PM (#11645652)
"It really does help to aid in the trust between the guest and the host . . . You want to make sure that the guest who shows up at your door is the person you've been communicating with."

How does a photo do that? The photo just ensures that the person at your door matches the photo. But why is that important? That is, what info are you trying to glean from the photo?

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Re:AirBnbWhileBlack Highlights Discrimination Faced by Black... by dwaltrip on Friday May 06, 2016 @02:23PM (#11645710)
It is evidence that the guest's online persona that the host has been communicating with is the same as the offline persona who shows up at host's door.
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Re:AirBnbWhileBlack Highlights Discrimination Faced by Black... by kenjackson on Friday May 06, 2016 @02:40PM (#11645822)
Right, it makes sure the photo matches. But why is that important/useful? Do people show up at the door who try to pretend they are the renter, but really aren't?
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