https://www.infoq.com InfoQ migration News feed https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/05/airbnb-privacy-identity-model/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=migration-news <img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/05/airbnb-privacy-identity-model/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1777161122220.jpg"/><p>Airbnb has redesigned its identity system to support privacy-first social features in Experiences. The platform introduces context-specific profiles that separate global user identity from externally visible profiles, preventing cross-context linkage. The migration leveraged automated auditing, manual validation, and AI-assisted refactoring to enforce correct identity usage across services.</p> <i>By Leela Kumili</i> Identity Management Privacy Relationship Distributed Systems Data Privacy Platform Engineering Security Social Networking Authorization AI Assisted Coding migration Access Control Architecture & Design Culture & Methods Development news Wed, 13 May 2026 14:46:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/05/airbnb-privacy-identity-model/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=migration-news Leela Kumili 2026-05-13T14:46:00Z /news/2026/05/airbnb-privacy-identity-model/en