To the girls out there:
I have no idea of any other men care about this, but is there is anything the male general public can do at this point to ease the suspicion of new clients, and make booking procedures less cumbersome? I'm only 1 person, so I can't make that big of an impact, but with feedback it's possible others might listen. But it has to come from people who are in a position to say.
On the other side of the coin, the very reason I am asking this as follows: I'm being presented with photos of a woman with a blurred face, which I have no way of verifying are accurate. I don't have any reliable way of knowing what kind of experience to expect from her. And she's asking me to show a picture holding my driver's license, and send her a copy of my LinkedIn profile. That's in addition to the requested compensation. Now I'm faced with having to divulge all of my personal info without really knowing anything about the person I will potentially meet. Again, I don't know what led to this kind of standard, but is there anything I can do to ease the sense of fear out there so I don't have to jump through hoops of fire? Because I really don't recall things being like this a few years ago. Any degree of privacy seems to be entirely one sided at this point.
Any feedback would be appreciated.