We learned to share in kindergarten, and that’s a good thing. But according to a new survey by First Advantage, even more of us would be willing to partake in the “sharing economy” or “peer-to-peer transactional services” if background checks were required.
The collaborative economy is already valued at $15 billion and estimated to reach $335 billion by 2025, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers. First Advantage says these services will not continue to thrive if consumers are skeptical about their safety. Some 54 percent of consumers surveyed said more checks and security measures should be applied to shared space or home rental services like Airbnb, 52 percent said they should be applied for transportation services like Uber. Only 11 percent of respondents said no additional checks or security measures were necessary for any type of service.
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