Booking.com, who I have used for years, has recently been urging me to
"verify" my account. Silly me just assumed that was email and phone
numbers used for booking purposes so I started the process. Like you,
bailed when it got to the "upload suitable gov ID" request. If it
becomes mandatory with them, then lots of other ways to book travel.
Stephen
On 2026-10-19 8:35 p.m., James via linux wrote:
I was locked out of my bank (TD) so I had to phone them.
They wanted me to upload a photo ID and something else (I stopped
listening after upload) to their "provider".
Or I can go in to a branch (which I'll do).
They didn't know or wouldn't tell me who the "provider" is.
I don't know if it's in Canada or what security they have around it.
I'm not paranoid, I just don't trust them to protect me. :-)
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