Originally Posted by CyberSEO

They are doing business with you so they want to know you better. There is nothing wrong if you send them your ID scan, but only if they send your their ID scans first.

See, you promote some site and you don't even know the real names of its owners, their physical living addresses etc. That's not a good idea to send your traffic to some unknown sites operated by a bunch unknown dudes. Are you sure they are not criminals and their business is 100% legit?

You don't know them and don't know what to expect. For example, you send your traffic to some unknown site operated by unknown people and once upon a time police knocks at your door and ask you why you placed a link to a site, which sells/distributes/propagandize drugs, assassinations, child porn, gambling, terrorism etc.

What will you tell to the police officers in such a case? You will say you were deceived and used by a group of... WHO? A group of WHO? How will you protect yourself if you just don't know them and never seen their IDs?

So ALWAYS ask for IDs (passport and driving license scans along with the proofs of their residency) of the site operators (affiliate program owners etc).

We live in a very complicated world, so don't push any program is you have no their ID scans on file.

Thus, if some affiliate program asks for your ID, they have a right to do so, but ONLY if they send you their IDs first. You know that even a police officer or FBI/FSB agent can't check your ID if he hasn't shoved your his own police token first.

Don't be an idiot and NEVER send your personal info to anyone who you don't know. So my advice is to say FUCK OFF to all those shady affiliate programs that ask for your docs.