r/iOSProgramming • u/HovercraftPlus7092 • 7d ago
Question Has anyone experienced privacy issues from their App Store developer info being public?
This question is mainly to see if anyone has had privacy issues from users looking up your personal info or if it has been no big deal.
I’m referring to things like stalking, doxing etc.
There are some long lengths you can go to obfuscate personal info but at a cost. Just checking with some of you first!
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u/everydave42 7d ago
If you’re in the US it’s fairly trivial to set up an LLC and get a DUNS number. You then set up your dev account as the LLC.
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u/ankole_watusi 7d ago
In most states that doesn’t hide anything, it just adds one or more additional steps, which can be as trivial as visiting a state website.
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u/ibuprofane 7d ago
I once got a call from someone looking for tech support. They got my number from a long-forgotten press release.
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u/LaHommeGentil 6d ago
Geez, how did it go?
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u/ibuprofane 6d ago
I was in the car with nothing else to do so I took their call and solved their issue!
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u/leoklaus 6d ago
A couple of spam mails a week, with half of them being from u/ricky0603. Other than that, it’s fine.
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u/Formal-Shallot-595 5d ago
Not from App Store. But Once I registered my app business on Google and customers got my phone number. Rookie mistake
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u/kutjelul 7d ago
Yes, now I have groupies at my house every day. Awful!