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> I still don't see a good reason why independent developers like me should have to publish their personal address and phone number on the App Store [for paid a
by mjr00 1y ago
> I still don't see a good reason why independent developers like me should have to publish their personal address and phone number on the App Store [for paid apps].
Because if someone purchases an app and there's a dispute with the product, they need a business address and/or phone number to contact and resolve the problem. It seems like a very good reason to me.
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- _mlbt 1y ago[flagged]
- wtallis 1y agoThe point is to have an avenue for recourse/accountability when the developer is not behaving.
- lapcat 1y agoWhat's the recourse? You've got a European consumer, a $5 App Store app, and some contact info in the United States, or some other country. What exactly do you think is going to happen in that situation? The accountability for App Store developers is via Apple, not via some address and phone number. App Store consumers request a refund through Apple, or if there's some other problem with the developer, the consumers report it to Apple, who has the developer's contact info regardless of whether the developer is a trader in the EU.
- Aloisius 1y agoThe recourse is sometimes a lawsuit or criminal charges. If your app say, defrauds someone and steals money from their bank account, then you as the developer are liable. A refund of the app isn't going to cover it.
- _mlbt 1y agoThe lawyer could get a personal address from Apple if necessary in that scenario without publicly listing the individual developer’s home address.
- lapcat 1y ago> The recourse is sometimes a lawsuit or criminal charges. Do you think a European consumer is going to successfully sue or prosecute someone on the other side of the globe from them? > If your app say, defrauds someone and steals money from their bank account, then you as the developer are liable. If an App Store app is defrauding consumers and stealing money from their bank accounts, then presumably Apple would get involved directly, like I already said. Going through Apple is the recourse and always has been. Indeed you'd probably have better luck suing Apple itself rather than trying to sue some rando remote developer.