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Google Play now requires devs to make their home address public
- cLeEOGPw 12y agoHow will they verify the address is correct?
- nemik 12y agoThe same way they do it with Admob. They might send you a postcard with a PIN on it and you have to enter that PIN in an online form somewhere later.
- probably_wrong 12y agoCool! Someone ask Zoe Quinn what she thinks about this. I bet she'll be delighted to hear that. I can't see anything about this going badly. Nothing at all. (Edit: if you don't know who Zoe Quinn is, replace that with the name of your favorite publicly harassed developer)
- jpetersonmn 12y agoThis headline is misleading. Nothing says it needs to be your home address, just a physical address. Also this is only for paid apps. Seems like a good step IMO. If you're selling a product, you should have a physical address to contact you if needed.
- juliangoldsmith 12y agoThere is no reason why people need a physical address to contact you. I think electronic communication is a reasonable expectation for developers of purely digital products.
- jpetersonmn 12y agoWhat if there are legal issues?
- pkinsky 12y agoI suspect this is to comply with some regulation requiring physical contact addresses. I can't imagine that Google cares about being able to send you mail.
- subway 12y agoThe uproar over this makes no sense. The developer should already be using a registered agent service (or their lawyer's address) if they don't wish to have their private address made public. This contact information is typically already available on the Secretary of State website for the state their business is registered in.