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New York state has all rights to protects its interest. But they should do it case by case, not by spamming everyone who happened to be on some list.
by qwerta 13y ago
New York state has all rights to protects its interest. But they should do it case by case, not by spamming everyone who happened to be on some list.
- jsnk 13y agoIt's worth noting that what NY state government does with AirBnB is not necessarily for some people of NY state.
- JumpCrisscross 13y agoAgree completely. But publicly announcing you're going to ignore the state AG amidst (a) claims by Albany that AirBnB is ignoring prior agreements and (b) an election season bringing in more populist, pro-renter candidates is bold in the wrong way.
- prodigal_erik 13y agoAirBnB are themselves guilty of spamming, so their willing customers don't merit this kind of consideration.
- bsullivan01 13y agoThe NY State AG is used as a stepping stone for higher office. They have more money than god and Schneiderman is loving this fight. Airbnb is not going to win here. A judge will decide it but he will probably get the info on all the people that have rented their places for under 30 days.
- samstave 13y agoWe need so many more people just standing up and saying "no, fuck off" to overly intrusive government. It's getting tiring where the USG at all levels is so busy farking over the freedoms of citizens while being utterly incompetent, wasteful and useless on so many other fronts. It seems that denouncing the government is the only truly patriotic action one can now take.
- blatherard 13y agoAs I read the article, the AG is targeting AirBNB, not individuals. The article calls the subpoena, "part of an investigation into whether the company is breaking the law by allowing its users to rent rooms in private homes." It certainly seems reasonable as part of such an investigation to determine the scope of illegal activity, which would require finding out fine-grained details on individual hosts.