My (admittedly limited) understanding is that the ID requirements aren’t entirely their fault. Know Your Customer laws have started requiring things like IDs, so it’s likely that lawmakers are to blame for that gripe.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

even in the EU? that's a bit hard to believe

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Do you think the EU is immune to money laundering? Because that’s what KYC laws are meant to prevent. The EU absolutely has KYC laws to prevent money laundering.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

but this is an app store, and their own policy, not a bank or other financial institution

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Step 1: Make a small, basic app. Include lots of in-app purchases for no reason.
Step 2: Use dirty money to buy those in-app purchases.
Step 3: Receive washed money from the App Store, minus the ~20% commission that the store takes.
Step 4: That’s it. You’re done. You’ve successfully laundered money in the App Store.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 hours ago

this fails at step 2. you can't pay from your google account. you need google to send that money to your bank or paypal account. and at that point, you already have KYC.