WOW!!!! Never thought of that !! Sounds like you were burned !!! I still think it's not the norm but you may be right better safe than sorry....however...that being said...playing the devils advocate here.....how would you go about the verification on the ladies side then ???

I ask for personal information as a way of screening, so that if someone rapes, assaults, robs or kills me, they will go to jail.

It's that simple. It's a protective measure against malfeasance.

Seriously ... there is no difference for me asking for your personal information, and a bank asking for personal information from someone who applies for a loan... or a job asking for personal information for someone they are about to hire, or an au-pair or live-in domestic wanting to know something about the family they're working with. There is risk in any of these interactions.

I think you've set up a false reality.  I've never heard of any provider ask for the kind of personal info you want.  And I can't imagine anyone giving it to a provider to begin with.  I've had only a few providers ask me for my real name and they were very well established and with lots to lose if they misused the info.  
You've also left out that personal safety is a legitimate concern of working girls.  They are subject to assault, rape, theft, stalking and outing.  Most of them have a lot to lose from the latter because they have other jobs as well as families, so the info they have is insurance of their safety and privacy.
It sounds like you've been burned and, if so, I'm sorry it happened to you.  But I don't see why anyone would give passport info and work email info to a provider.  Just sign up for P411 and/or Date-Check, have three good references who are TER girls and you won't have a problem.  And if anyone asks you for more info than that, just say "no" and move on.  There are plenty of fish in the sea.

Otherwise, yes I am comfortable with P411, Date-Check and solid reputable references.  It's not a black and white situation, you could easily get my name off my mailbox but most of my clients know my name anyway.
I'm a nice, normal American girl, with a somewhat religious family from the south.  I only like it in case, like someone else stated, I end up dead.  It's self preservation, on a small level.
If you were indeed put into a dangerous situation then PLEASE out the girl to every known site.

I know a very popular girl in LA who has contacted the wives of 2 of my dear clients, she's a psycho and was recently banned from P411.  We both have to do our due diligence in deciding with whom we meet.
But please don't play the victim, you too were engaging in an illegal activity, you weren't hiring a housekeeper, you were asking a woman to get completely naked and have the most intimate relations with you.

When we get 'burned', we out the guy on every site we can, communicate with one another to protect other girls and spend a LOT of time deciphering the bad guys from the truly lovely ones.  You must do the same.

Good luck, safe playing and take accountability!!  We're all adults playing with fire here, if you can't take the heat...Don't play in the kitchen

Anna Faire xx

And you can pass us up if our screening methods are too stringent for you. There's no reason to make a big deal of it if someone asks for more than you're comfy giving, there are plenty of more escorts out there, so just book w/ them. no need to waste your breath or other people's time w/ screening complaints.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_serial_killer
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/long-island-serial-killer_n_1503619.html

Are you serious? You dont think a man is LESS likely to attack a woman if she possesses his personal info? Now, I am all for giving the least amount of personal info as I can, and in a lot of cases I have walked away from a providers too intrusive requests for that type of info, but that is a totally different issue then saying the ladies claim for safety in asking for that info is bullshit. Any security professional would tell these ladies to get as much info as possible. I agree with a lot of what you say but dont paint with a broad brush and speak in absolutes and make ridiculous statements like the claim for them wanting that info for security is b.s. These women get into a small, 20' x 15' room with a stranger with only one way out and 95% of the time they can be overpowered by a bigger, stronger man, so please, dont tread all over your point by making light of the ladies who ask for more than the normal info in order to feel safer and BE safer.

Go find a girl that requires no information what-so-ever and do us all a favor and get robbed, rolled, arrested, or  beaten by her pimp.  Why, becasue she wont care about herself or you and u may even get BBFS.  I would think you are intelligent enough to either get on the bus or off.  If that provider asks for more information than your willing to give just move on.  I dont get why you men come on the borards and cry about screening.  We are all playing together - so play nicely and safe.  If we are well reviewed that should vouch for our credibility.  Isn't that what we are doing for you?  We just want to know you are safe when meeting a new client.

You just told every lady who reads this how to search people on Spokeo, and apparently it's really cheap! That is winning if I ever saw it.


I would like to know if you have references

I love these sort of posts because everyone gets mad and I sit here and stew over the real QUESTION at the center of the post. What about YOUR safety?

It is your responsibility to take the steps you feel comfortable with in order to "stay safe". When you contact a provider, make an appt, and follow through, you are accepting the responsibility and risks associated with said action, are you not?

So, that being said, I will summarize some ways for you to increase your safety while participating in this hobby... because doing it your way could very quickly extinguish your flame with the ladies.

1) Do not see ladies without reviews. Why? Because they do not have any ounce of safety to their names. They could be men, robbers, rapists!, etc. If you see these ladies, you are taking your safety level to defcon5 and might get lucky, or might get FUCKED. That is your choice, your responsibility, your risk, and your loss.

2) Do not see ladies that ask for too much info, if you aren't comfortable. Why? Because you aren't comfortable. It makes me uncomfortable when a guy doesn't leave my gift up front, because it makes me uncomfortable the entire time, wondering if he will stiff me or not. So I do not allow that to happen, I always get my gift up front and proceed comfortably. If someone asks for too much info, find someone who asks for less.

3) Find a positive reference and use her so you do not have to provide too much information. Why? This keeps you comfortable. I think it speaks for itself.

4) Some ladies (myself included) will allow you to see the birthdate on her ID so you can verify she is over 18. I will cover the name and address, I have had stalker problems and will never compromise my information again, especially to a strange hobbyist.

5) Ask a woman about her security measures. I don't know if any women really answer this question, but I do. I do not save phone numbers, and my email is hushmail (encrypted, based in Canada). I have a secure private IP address and keep a low profile in the community. I have plenty of reviews and that will speak for themselves when it comes to discretion - those men trust me, have not had an experience as you have described, and are willing to vouch via review for it. If a woman tells you she saves all your info, you probably shouldn't see her. Then again, she might be lying, but that is a risk you take when you entertain the idea.

There is risk in every part of this activity we do.

If you don't trust the girl with your info, don't provide it.

And she isn't obligated to fuck you for your money, either.

Very simple.