Hello - I am a hobbyist and trying to figure out this whole game. Just wondering what screening involves? I am OK giving out my number but don't want anyone to know my other secure information.

I felt the same as you when I started, but consider this:

The gals who screen carefully and need your full name, address, etc., and the gals who highly prize their safety, and therefore are very unlikely to be the kind who would do you dirty with the information later.

Also consider that LE doesn't bother to screen.

Does that make you see the issue a little differently

providers.  An  alternative would be to join one or more of the verification sites, Date-Check, Preferred411, or RoomService2000.  If you are not in proximity to Chicago, I'd skip RS2K.  Gina and her staff at P411 will work with you to get you verified.  Of course, some providers will want more than a vouch from a verification site, but maybe less than without it.

Providers have their own personal means of screening and few will give you the details on what they do in this or any other forum.

LLAP,
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Got it. Thank you everybody! I was worreid that provider may get access to my sensitive information but that doesn't seem to be the case.

It's up to you whether or not you are willing to provide it. I am of the opinion that the more damaged you could be (marriage, career etc)  damaged by this information becoming public, the more zealously you should safeguard it.

Many hookers (and many guys) will claim that the only way to play this game is to "not worry, no one is ever going to want to blackmail you" and while that is the truth in the overwhelming number of cases, it only takes one vengeful or BSC hooker to ruin your life. You are the only one who can assess the risk/rewards for yourself about providing "sensitive" information, but I can assure you I have seen literally thousands of hookers who don't know or care about my real name or where I work. You will however be unable to see those ladies that refuse to bend where it comes to the way they screen. This is a choice we all ultimately have to make for ourselves.

I didn't have to give out any sensitive info after I was accepted by P411. I just needed to provide 2 recent references and everything was fine. After I had more than 10 "Okays" on P411, half of the time I don't even get asked for references. I am sure it would be the same if you have more than 10 whitelists on your TER profile.