[vertwo128]

They are definitely better than other companies, but if they truly cared about privacy, they would let us download apps without signing up for an Apple ID. Or at the very least, not require a full name and physical address for one.

[dahdum]

IIRC, the physical address is required for tax compliance.

[gamblor956]

Total BS. Apple only needs country-level address for tax compliance as local jurisdictions (states, cities, etc.) aren't allowed to impose their own taxes on digital sales anywhere.

[eridius]

Even assuming that's true, the laws could change and the moment they do, Apple would need to comply with the tax laws. If Apple doesn't collect anything more than country-level location, and states start imposing taxes on digital sales, then Apple would have no way to comply with the law.

[dahdum]

Doesn't look true right now, tax jar has an article showing digital services differing in taxation by state.

https://blog.taxjar.com/sales-tax-digital-products/

[acchow]

How would you verify the country someone enters is actually true?

We normally do this by riding the credit card rails....which requires the full address...

[scarface74]

There is nothing stopping you from using any email address, a fake physical address, and a prepaid debit card for iTunes.