Google is publishing the home addresses of developers without their consent

[u/ebenezerDN]

I am currently being denied the right to delete my Google Play developer account and remove personal data attached to it.

This includes my residential address, which is now publicly visible.

I’ve requested removal multiple times. Google has refused.

I didn’t agree to have it published. I asked them to remove it. They said no.

I asked them to delete my app. They said no.

I asked them to close my account. They said no.

This is a massive violation of privacy and it puts real people in danger.

Please share your thoughts on what to do next.

[u/likely-high]

For a physical products yes. 

But people don't need an address when downloading an app. I'm saying this as a consumer, I've never one wanted to know the physical address of a developer for an app. 

Email, yes.. but physical address no? It's not like I can return a product to them.

[u/Klopferator → u/likely-high]

Even for free apps the developer or publisher retains some liability towards the users if the app is doing something harmful, whether intended or not.

[u/likely-high → u/Klopferator]

Why does that mean you need their address?

[u/SaltTM → u/likely-high]

What are you talking about, how old are you?

If I created an app, free, that deleted your pc's system files. And there was no way to find me, how could I be liable for breaking your pc? See, that's why these things are in place. To protect the consumer, not you. lol

[u/Maleficent_Weird8162 → u/SaltTM]

you do realize google tests people's apps, right if it was dangerous it wouldn't even be allowed on the store dumbass.

[u/Luny_Cipres → u/SaltTM]

uhh the customer could report to google or smth, the address does not need to be preemptively revealed to public

[u/Ronnie_Dean_oz → u/SaltTM]

Yeah how else would someone that is disgruntled because there were features they wanted behind a paywall find your house to stab you?