Comment by thenickdude
20 days ago
This was not Google's decision, it was forced on them by the EU under their Digital Services Act:
https://9to5mac.com/2024/10/17/developers-address-phone-numb...
The same thing was applied to the Apple store at the same time.
This directive only apply if you are trading (aka making money) with the app. Why does Google force-collect all this information when you can opt to not be a trader (no in-app purchases, no ads, etc)?