Absolutely ridiculous, to require a DUNS number when so many apps are published by a single person, often for fun or hobby.
> The D-U-N-S number is only needed if your Play Store publisher account is for an organization, not an individual.
Same with the requirements for public email and public phone number, these are only requirements if you are an organization
Funnily enough all the actions against Google advertising business monopoly if work out would probably make privacy on the web worse in my opinion.
google is in the business of selling access to that information.
though, i can see the wisdom in painting the alternative even worse.
If they wanted to verify my identity then I would give my national identity card. I'd definitely trust them with my ID card more than most other companies