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Developer says Google blocks leaving Play Store over new ID rules

Original: Je voulais quitter le Play Store après la nouvelle politique de Google de vérification d'identité des développeurs. Surp

A developer says they wanted to quit the Play Store after Google's new policy requiring identity verification of app developers. They report being unable to delete their app NATINFo+ because of too many installations, and unable to close their developer account except by transferring the app to another account. The account criticises Google for effectively trapping developers who disagree with the new verification requirements.

Why now: Google's new developer identity verification policy is prompting some developers to leave, and this account of being unable to close a developer account is resonating with privacy concerns.

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• Je voulais quitter le Play Store après la nouvelle politique de Google de vérification d'identité des développeurs. Surprise : impossible de supprimer NATINFo+ (trop d'installations) et impossible de fermer mon compte dev, sauf à transférer l'app vers un autre compte. Google… · retiolus@mamot.fr · 3

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