Why? And How? Are they going to require faxing in photocopies of ID? Run credit checks? All this would do is to verify that a person with this information ex

Why? And How? Are they going to require faxing in photocopies of ID? Run credit checks? All this would do is to verify that a person with this information exists. This wouldn't stop a bad guy from using someone else's identification to register, and none of this addresses whether the renter has the legal right to rent the property. And, once they are that deep in the process, if Airbnb is making any representations to their customers about this kind of vetting, then they are exposing themselves to liability if something goes wrong. Right now, they are content to verify that the customer and landlord have valid credit cards / bank accounts, and that's that.