Anonymous New Yorkers Upset over Attorney General Info Grab Sue Airbnb

An anonymous group of roughly two dozen New York Airbnb hosts, who call themselves “New Yorkers Making Ends Meet in the Sharing Economy,” sued the San Francisco-based company Tuesday to prevent their private information from being released to the state’s attorney general
The group claims the release would be a violation of their privacy, according to the lawsuit filed in New York State Supreme Court.
Airbnb, an online marketplace for people to list and book unique accommodations, provided non-redacted information on 107 hosts who had listed multiple apartments on the site to the attorney general on Tuesday, a source familiar with the case told Mashable. The information included names, contact information, host and listing IDs, and rental and payment information. …
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Via: Mashable: Business