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Incident #A3EEC7 · 19 JUN 2026minor
Airbnb / Privacy Policy EU

Airbnb's help-center link now mentions facial recognition for identity theft prevention

The link text pointing to the help article on facial recognition in the biometric information section now says it covers identity verification and also prevention of identity theft. The body of the policy is otherwise unchanged in this diff. This hints at a possibly wider stated purpose for facial recognition, but the policy text itself does not spell out new data collection.

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  • Facial recognition is now described as also used for identity theft prevention, a possibly broader stated purpose
Evidence · 2 of 2 quotes matched in source
Consultez cet article de notre Centre d'aide sur la reconnaissance faciale pour la vérification d'identité et la prévention de l'usurpation d'identité.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
Veuillez consulter l'article de notre Centre d'aide pour en savoir plus sur la reconnaissance faciale pour la vérification d'identité.− struck · ✓ matched in source
Archived version ↗ · 40 words changed
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