I'm trying to arrange some events while i'm in vegas, and a few of the services have asked for verification via a selfie and my drivers license.  I'm very much not comfortable with this for fear of id fraud or extorsion.  

I wouldn't provide either one of those to anybody and I can't imagine why anyone would do it.  

asking for copies of DL.  I have been asked several times, and I redact my license number, my birth date, expiration date (also the same as my birth date but different year) and my address.  Pretty hard to steal your ID without these three items.  75% don't have a problem with it, because they are mainly trying to filter out LE trying to set up a bust.  Once they see I have a CA license, I can't possibly be a local LEO.  Add this to my two excellent references of other providers and it's been a go three fourths of the time.  For the other 25%, I just move on.  

I have been a provider for 11 years and have always required this info. Sorry but very unlikely any reputable independent ladies or agencies will book with you without this screening info. Just an FYI, sex work is *illegal* in Vegas. (it is legal in outlying counties in NV). I feel like a broken record here, but police will not ask for any screening info when placing ads to ensnare and arrest as many men as possible. If you go to a legal brothel your ID will still be required to verify you are at least the age of 21, but they do not do any screening. Please also be prepared to pay about twice as much at a legal brothel than you would booking an independent.

My advice/opinion DO NOT do it  

Are you speaking about Vegas specifically?

then...

and it sure is not standard practice in Vegas or anywhere else, on the whole.

Just an FYI, we are not asking for your ID to verify if you are LE. I have several clients that are LE and they submit their screening info just like everyone else. We do it to verify who you say you are (be honest!) and also to run a background check. This information is public and free and can be accessed on anyone by anyone. And I also do tell gents to black out all of the info you said as well. The current societal shift is that all sex workers are being trafficked (we aren't) so stings are no longer being targeted at providers, they are now focusing on clients. I can only post so much of this stuff to warn you guys so many times. Use the big head, not the little one. No reputable provider is going to scam you with your name and photo. That is just silliness. All those providers that don't ask for any screening info? Shockingly the vast majority are *not* providers...they are either LE or they are scammers that are going to collect at many gift cards that you yahoos keep sending. Let's work together to keep this industry safe and successful!!!

You wrote: "Vegas is famous for asking for copies of DL."  Your knowledge is limited to K-girl agencies.  You have no frame of reference for what other Las Vegas agencies require.  Your posts should have a disclaimer that your knowledge is limited to K-girl agencies ONLY.

Try paying 3X the indy rate at a brothel.  I got started in the hobby in one years ago.  I still feel like a sap for paying what I did.

Look at my reviews and pick any one. None have asked for ID.

Even if a lady has my RWI I can still do her harm. RWI says nothing about the type of person I am. I would think that references, especially recent ones, would provide a higher degree of certainty, although I realize that nothing is 100% perfect.

DON'T DO IT. Your real name, where you work, your real age, etc (all the things btw providers won't share with us, but expect us to give to them) has no bearing on how you will conduct yourself when you are all alone with her in a hotel room...references from another provider who has spent time with you will let her know how you behave in such a setting. That is all she needs. If she requires more, she enjoys the thrill of making you chase her and watching you jump through hoops to win her approval.

But it could happen that you'll get nowhere without it, so it's up to you to make a decision.

...could you please tell us how you protect clients' information?  What kind of steps do you take to make sure your laptop, tablet or phone aren't compromised with malware or other bugs to gather info as you type it in?  I'm aware of/use bg check platforms for work when hiring and to my knowledge, none have ever taken the steps to ensure me that they've got any kind of in-depth security.    THE difference, my prospective emps are not attempting to engage in any activity that would put them in harms way for future extortion where your clients are doing just the opposite.  

You give me a person's real name and state, I guarantee that I can find other personal information about them!

If your not sharing your ID how can I verify you are who you say you are?

someone who steals your ID can then use your private residence to see a provider?  That sounds hard to believe.  Breaking into someone's home is a good way to get shot.  

But how does having a guy's driver's license help you? Do you run a criminal history on them? Even if you do somehow, that's not a guarantee of anything.

if your name is uncommon, but if you have a name where there are thousands of other people with the same name, just narrowing it down to the a state is not going to get you anywhere.  If you redact the city, then it's a fool errant to try to "guess" which hit is the one you are looking for.  If your name is Sylvester Rubelinsky, then don't give your ID, but if it's Joe Jones, you have no worries unless you give your city, too.  In my case, there are over 6000 men who have my same first and last name just in California alone.  How are you going to narrow it down without the city?  That's why I said careful redaction is the key to giving an ID to someone for verification.  For the 25% I have encountered in Vegas who won't allow it, I just move on.

I block out my address. Maybe I should block out my license # and birthdate too. I totally get that ladies need a certain level of reassurance that they will be safe before they meet. I also do my due diligence on the provider too—I don’t just give my info out to anyone. I’m pretty confident they are a legit provider who will provide good service before we meet and I give them any info. Everyone has different tolerances for risk and different ways of evaluating that risk.  Theoretically there could be extortion attempts or certain law enforcement setting up a sting, it’s extremely rare. Personally I am not too worried about someone having my real name or other info—it proves nothing about what happened together, or even that you met at all.

You'd be surprised how much info you can get with just a name and state.

Explain to me how you are certain that the provider you have "vetted" is the one getting your info?  You may be relying on her credibility but also a booker, scheduler, boyfriend, roommate etc...but let's not forget the hacker that lives invisibly in her hard drive gathering up revenue streams.

Well, I will throw a challenge flag on this one. Unless the name is so unique, a common name and state alone ain't sufficed. Do a search on John Smith in Maryland. Go!

Your comment is fair, but also pretty far fetched. Of course your personal info is like water, but for you to be 100% completely safe from no one ever getting access to any of your data you would have to live in a cave and never interact with any other human, which I am assuming you don't want to do. I am very open to new ways of screening that would allow me to view prospective client's legal background arrest/warrant/jail time history for my safety, but you are not giving any actual solutions to this dilemma. I want this industry to be fair, transparent, enjoyable, and safe for all parties involved. Please feel free to indicate in detail how you feel this can be achieved.

Having reviews and/or verifying through username on TER etc… along w basic info upon first message makes it much much easier to verify. From a providers perspective, it is also rude and inappropriate to refuse to verify your info so that we feel safe just like we all want to. It’s frustrating how many guys think it’s ok NOT to do so and therefore send requests to meet without saying anything to verify or able to,  such as “what are your rates?” Or “are you available?” It happens all the time. The more info upon first text/msg the better.  You’re lucky to get even a response if not respectful enough to do that much, imo.

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just don't

It’s really not that much money and not that hard to have a TER handle or P 4 11 as well therefore you get to bypass being questioned for ID, Etc

Not worth it. Plenty of hot reliable ladies that don’t need deposits your DL or your first born. They can fuck off .

I've seen almost 100 providers and never given my real life info.  I've even seen some who claim in this thread they always require it, but never asked me for it.  I've also never had a provider give me her real name on purpose, but one did text me from a new iphone once and it gave me her real name.  I contacted her immediately and told her about it, then tried to forget her name.  Unsuccessfully, as it's an unusual name, but I never have nor never will tell anyone who she is.

This topic never seems to go away.