I just saw a news article about a Boston studio being busted, with authorities charging 28 clients. Thought this was worth sharing with the community.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...med-today.html
Notably, the studio operators kept detailed client records that ultimately led to the exposure of the clients.
I hope studio owners develop better strategies for managing client data. Customers' names and photos should be deleted immediately after verification. The only record retained should be a phone number.
Using an anonymous chat app like SimpleXChat (https://simplex.chat/) could help anonymize communications and disconnect customer numbers from interactions. This would also reduce the risk of multiple clients sharing accounts.
SimpleXChat has a useful feature: each invitation link generates a unique random identity that's only valid once. This creates individual anonymous communication channels between bookers and clients, with each channel exclusive to one customer.
This approach ensures the blast radius is contained. Both parties could erase all traces with a single click.