Airbnb May Sniff Out Crosslisters
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Airbnb wants to find out if you're renting out that spare room on Vrbo, too.
The short-term rental company filed a patent application for a "cross-listed property matching" system. Airbnb's system compares the images in hosts' property listings on its sites to that of other vacation rental sites to find out if a host is trying to rent their property in more than one place.
Source Fool.com