Dear App, I love you, but can't leave a review on the Google Play Store because

[dangban]

... it insists on making me use my real name* when I leave the review.

Apparently, Google used to let people create an alt-name just for reviews (like Amazon does), but after Sundar got a few billions that changed.

I totally love you, App. Would love to leave a five-star rating. Would love to describe in great detail why you rock. Would love to support your creators and thank them.

But I can't leave bread-crumbs around the net associated with my name. Even though you're not a controversial app at all, public knowledge that I use you could be used in the future as a psych-vector to manipulate me.

* the name on my "Google Account", common across all my Google products (for a particular account anyway... I have multiple accounts).

Platform: Android N.

[ColdBrewSea]

They no longer need your name as a psych-vector to manipulate you.