I agree with the gentleman.  I've been inactive for a couple of years now, and keep wanting to jump back in.  The onerous screening processes have kept me from trying new providers.   I understand the need from the provider side.  I wish there were a 3rd party service, perhaps based in a country where the laws are more liberal, that providers would trust and hobbiest could use.

I personnaly feel the only person I can control is myself.  I have no right to tell a provider how or if she should screen, how she should schedule appointments, ect...  My only option is to see those that meet my requirements and move on from those that don't.

Now as an opinion, I believe screening is an absolute necessity.  I do wish that I could be assured that my information was disposed of though.  I would not want to see someone that doesn't do screening, even if they are well reviewed.  It poses to much risk.

The secret is to find the right balance, one that provides the woman sufficient security, but preserves for the man some privacy and protection from later "embarrassment". That balance is increasing difficult to strike.

The problem with screening is that, as the guy above said, the information is usually retained. And there is simply no way to control for that fact, despite assurances that it will be destroyed. The case going on in Detroit regarding Miami Escorts, in which the prosecutor is said to have a data-base with 30,000 names in it, is just one example.

I find particularly onerous the requirement to submit a form with my full real name on it, cross-referenced to a phone number. I have approached some agencies and said I am happy to provide  references by email, a name over the phone, and show ID at the door, but am not willing to submit a full form in writing which may one day come back to haunt me. Together with references and a white-listing, I think that ought to be enough, but some agencies baulk. So I walk. I understand the need for security, but I am not willing to risk the later disclosure of a data-base with my information in it.

But it is too bad - there is one agency in particular that is close to where I am that I would love to use, but we just can't get around this hurdle.

M.

Chicago-based Roomservice2000 (RS2K) has been the gold standard for some time.  It's employment screening based, with a central repository keeping the information.  You tell the girl your name, home city, and phone number (hobby phone).  

Unsuprisingly, this is well received by the girls.  Hobbyists also seem to accept it, with some notable exceptions among those who find it a bit odd to keep broadcasting one's name and home village.  On the other hand, RS2K bills itself as a membership service, claims to have excellent security, and, I know for a fact, good lawyers.  

That is one balance that's been struck, and has become all but mandatory if you want to see certain providers.  My decision is not to see them.