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I was looking forward to publish apps on Huawei's AppGallery [1], but the requirement for identity verification [2][3] is a major turn-off, considering the incr

I was looking forward to publish apps on Huawei's AppGallery [1], but the requirement for identity verification [2][3] is a major turn-off, considering the increased risk of our personal data being misused by government entities. The same is true for Xiaomi's Mi Store. From Huawei's developer site: > HUAWEI AppGallery, HUAWEI's official app distribution platform, is the world's first app market to implement a developer identity verification system. [1] https://appgallery.huawei.com https://appgallery.huawei.com [2] https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/appgallery https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/appgallery [3] https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/doc/start/10122 https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/doc/start/10122

sgt 6y ago
Why do they need your bank document and/or bank statements?
- oefrha 6y ago
  Don’t know about elsewhere but in the U.S. bank statements is usually one of the documents used to prove your address.
  - officialchicken 6y ago
    Why do they need your address?
    - bluepizza 6y ago
      To serve you with a notice in cae you engage in illegal activity.
- dragonelite 6y ago
  Because you buy into a platform and those platforms have to follow the rules regarding financial transaction, hell even in the crypto currency markets you have schemes like Known your customers(KYC) same if you want to do stock trades at least in the western Europe country i live in.
oefrha 6y ago
Apple requires identity verification for certain individual developers too (and all organizations AFAIK): https://developer.apple.com/support/identity-verification/ https://developer.apple.com/support/identity-verification/ > Identity verification is required for: > Account Holders based in the United States or China mainland. > Account Holders of organizations based in China mainland. > Developers based in the United States or China mainland who wish to accept the transfer of the Account Holder role. Google Play seems to have this too, although their support page is unclear about who it applies to, and I have no personal experience: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/9198012 https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ...

sgt 6y ago

Why do they need your bank document and/or bank statements?

oefrha 6y ago
Don’t know about elsewhere but in the U.S. bank statements is usually one of the documents used to prove your address.
- officialchicken 6y ago
  Why do they need your address?
  - bluepizza 6y ago
    To serve you with a notice in cae you engage in illegal activity.
dragonelite 6y ago
Because you buy into a platform and those platforms have to follow the rules regarding financial transaction, hell even in the crypto currency markets you have schemes like Known your customers(KYC) same if you want to do stock trades at least in the western Europe country i live in.

oefrha 6y ago

Apple requires identity verification for certain individual developers too (and all organizations AFAIK): https://developer.apple.com/support/identity-verification/ https://developer.apple.com/support/identity-verification/ > Identity verification is required for: > Account Holders based in the United States or China mainland. > Account Holders of organizations based in China mainland. > Developers based in the United States or China mainland who wish to accept the transfer of the Account Holder role. Google Play seems to have this too, although their support page is unclear about who it applies to, and I have no personal experience: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/9198012 https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ...