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I'm not saying you shouldn't do it, nor that you can't. Personally I think it's a terrible idea and bordering on evil, but that's neither here nor there. Just
by pr0vitamin 11y ago
I'm not saying you shouldn't do it, nor that you can't. Personally I think it's a terrible idea and bordering on evil, but that's neither here nor there.
Just be aware that if people find out what you're doing, it probably won't be looked at very fondly - legally or morally.
- _delirium 11y agoConsidering that most AirBnB listings are themselves breaching something like a ToS, only usually a more enforceable one (such as a tenant agreement or condo deed conditions), I don't think pointing to a website terms of service being potentially violated gives much of a high ground in itself. It also seems like a pretty unlikely combination of positions: someone who takes an "ignore the rules / pro-disruption" position on illegal rentals, but is hardcore pro-enforcement when it comes to a ToS? I'd think almost everyone who agrees with the first position also takes an EFF-style anti-enforcement position on the second one.
- pr0vitamin 11y agoI'm not advocating illegal rentals, or Airbnb, nor am I "hardcore pro-enforcement" of a ToS. I merely advised the OP about the ToS, so he can make sure he's covering himself.
- jamesJones 11y agomorally? Seriously. Step back a little and look at it from a landlords perspective. Airbnb can facilitate lease violations and that's okay, but helping Landlords identify lease violations is morally wrong?
- pr0vitamin 11y agoI don't disagree that the situation sucks for landlords if their tenant breaches the tenancy agreement and uses Airbnb as a tool for sub-letting. This of course also places the tenant in breach of Airbnb's TOS too. But you're now suggesting that this injustice to landlords justifies harvesting Airbnb's user's personal information and then selling it? That's morally and legally questionable any way you look at it.
- lgsilver 11y agoSeriously? the information isn't that personal if it's publicly listed on AirBnB...
- akulbe 11y agoYou're painting with a VERY wide brush. Your idea, in action, would be damaging to those on Airbnb who do business within the bounds of the law. Just because some folks might violate the terms of their {lease, rental agreement} does not mean ALL of them do. Your actions would hurt the honest hosts, as well as those in violation of their rental terms. Don't be a schmuck. Seriously. You are not the moral police for those renters. DISCLAIMER: I am an Airbnb host. I violate no rental terms, as I own my home.
- chishaku 11y agoI wonder if AirBnB thinks it borders on _evil_. http://www.quora.com/Airbnb-Craigslist-Spamming-Controversy http://www.quora.com/Airbnb-Craigslist-Spamming-Controversy
- pr0vitamin 11y agoI'm not defending Airbnb, this guy could be harvesting personal details off any service as far as I'm concerned. Same issue.