Post by High Priestess on Nov 6, 2017 14:31:50 GMT
How did it turn out that this Airbnb listing was inhabited by a sex offender, an infamous one at that, and Airbnb at first refused to remove the listing?
www.businessinsider.com/how-registered-sex-offenders-may-not-be-spotted-by-airbnb-2017-11
To most people, the term "registered sex offender" makes them think of a convicted rapist who has been released from prison, whose location is now visible in a database for all to use.
Each US state maintains this public database on the internet, sometimes referred to as the Megan's Law database.
But what most people don't know is that it's possible for someone to be a registered sex offender and not be found anywhere on it.
That means that the person won't show up when a citizen is searching for sex offenders by zip code. They also won't show up if a search is done by the person's name or address, and they won't be visible when the database is used for a background check by a potential employer, experts say.
And that's how an infamous registered sex offender in the upscale community of Carmel Valley, California, wound up living as a host in an Airbnb, regularly entertaining guests — even though Airbnb was notified about his history by at least one person who recognized him, according to documents seen by Business Insider.
The situation points to a frightening idea: that Airbnb may not always be aware of all the people living in the homes rented out on its platform, or the people who have access to them, and wouldn't have done its typical safety checks on them.
www.businessinsider.com/how-registered-sex-offenders-may-not-be-spotted-by-airbnb-2017-11
To most people, the term "registered sex offender" makes them think of a convicted rapist who has been released from prison, whose location is now visible in a database for all to use.
Each US state maintains this public database on the internet, sometimes referred to as the Megan's Law database.
But what most people don't know is that it's possible for someone to be a registered sex offender and not be found anywhere on it.
That means that the person won't show up when a citizen is searching for sex offenders by zip code. They also won't show up if a search is done by the person's name or address, and they won't be visible when the database is used for a background check by a potential employer, experts say.
And that's how an infamous registered sex offender in the upscale community of Carmel Valley, California, wound up living as a host in an Airbnb, regularly entertaining guests — even though Airbnb was notified about his history by at least one person who recognized him, according to documents seen by Business Insider.
The situation points to a frightening idea: that Airbnb may not always be aware of all the people living in the homes rented out on its platform, or the people who have access to them, and wouldn't have done its typical safety checks on them.