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Show HN: Pupul, portable and revocable memory you carry into any AI

https://pupulcorp.com/revoke-demo
1•coleaalkire•1m ago•0 comments

Wtdev – deterministic dev-server ports for parallel Git worktrees

https://github.com/Dave-56/wtdev
1•pemakenemi56•1m ago•0 comments

Performing Live Migrations of VMs

https://www.sailresearch.com/blog/performing-live-migrations-of-massive-vms-at-scale
1•blintz•2m ago•0 comments

Change-Stack.com – Database and newsletter for opportunities to change the world

https://www.change-stack.com/
1•mikeymikemik•3m ago•1 comments

House passes bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/14/politics/house-vote-daylight-savings-time
2•pseudolus•6m ago•0 comments

"You don't need a storefront's permission to play what you bought."

https://xcancel.com/GOGcom/status/2077037131751432515
1•HelloUsername•7m ago•0 comments

Microsoft Deletes User's 25-Year-Old Account with Thousands Spent on Games

https://xcancel.com/JoshuaKhane/status/2076918699248803977
2•HelloUsername•8m ago•2 comments

Open Source AI Rebel Alliance

https://time.com/article/2026/07/13/open-source-ai-mozilla-rebel-alliance/
1•Flere-Imsaho•8m ago•0 comments

Design Systems as Knowledge Graphs

https://chsmc.org/2021/08/systems-as-knowledge-graphs/
1•thunderbong•9m ago•0 comments

Unsung's Cursed Knowledge

https://unsung.aresluna.org/cursed-knowledge/
1•frizlab•10m ago•0 comments

Microsoft Patches a Record 570 Security Flaws

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/microsoft-patches-a-record-570-security-flaws/
3•robin_reala•12m ago•0 comments

Vaultwarden Personal Vault $10

1•swaggermann•13m ago•0 comments

Voidfall – Space looter shooter in the browser

https://github.com/nickyvanurk/voidfall
2•nickyvanurk•14m ago•0 comments

AppleUnsold

https://appleunsold.com
1•gregsadetsky•14m ago•1 comments

Cyberstalkers Are Exploiting Chrome Sync to Spy on Victims

https://www.certosoftware.com/insights/cyberstalkers-exploiting-chrome-sync-to-spy/
1•hn_acker•15m ago•0 comments

Making a Mechanical Light Bulb [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y-9GbsS9Fg
1•kadohg•18m ago•0 comments

CNN duped by parody account on Twitter posing as California politician

https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/mcconnell-viral-parody-cnn-22343474.php
2•ilamont•22m ago•0 comments

'This looks rubbish': Palantir and the NHS

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n13/peter-geoghegan-and-lucas-amin/this-looks-absolutely-rubbish
3•specproc•23m ago•0 comments

Privacy-First PDF Tools

https://cleanvault.github.io/
1•audit-mate•27m ago•1 comments

Book Corners

https://www.bookcorners.org/
2•bookofjoe•28m ago•0 comments

Dependabot version updates introduce default package cooldown

https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-14-dependabot-version-updates-introduce-default-package-coo...
2•woodruffw•28m ago•0 comments

Tkrzw: Tokyo/Kyoto Cabinet Successor

https://dbmx.net/tkrzw/
1•godisdad•29m ago•1 comments

Rad: The relational database, redesigned. OLTP backed by durable object storage

https://www.radengine.dev
2•jerlendds•35m ago•1 comments

Castle building for beginners: marketing yourself

https://bitfieldconsulting.com/posts/castle-building
1•dxs•35m ago•0 comments

After wearing the Pebble Time 2 for two weeks, I'll never buy another smartwatch

https://www.androidauthority.com/pebble-time-2-smartwatch-hands-on-3680077/
6•jethronethro•37m ago•0 comments

Same model, same Q4_K_M label: 5.02, 5.07 and 5.27 bits per weight

https://github.com/logxio/picchio
5•logickkk1•38m ago•0 comments

Algorithmic Composition as a Web Shop

https://monictheory.com
1•song_synth•41m ago•0 comments

Git rebase -I is not that scary

https://cachebag.sh/journal/interactive-rebasing/
2•birdculture•41m ago•1 comments

Command: Plug another slop faucet · mpv-player/mpv a3d4b59

https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/commit/a3d4b5919771a0ae351b80eb266c79681ee529b2
2•cratermoon•43m ago•0 comments

How AI Is Changing How We Think, Talk and Relate to Each Other

https://news.northeastern.edu/2026/07/01/ai-mental-health-impact-research/
1•rbanffy•44m ago•0 comments
Open in hackernews

Ask HN: How can I publish a paid app to Google Play without giving up my privacy

2•SamCoding•1h ago
I am a British student in the United Kingdom who wants to publish their app (one-time fee, to be bought in Google Play Store).

I have no other address other than my home address and I've been informed that by publishing a paid app on Google Play it reveals your full name and address online, something clearly undesirable for privacy reasons.

I can't afford to buy some sort of mail redirection service or to register a company (let alone have an address for that company) and the system apparently needs ID address to match the address input (hencewhy it would be my home address that was published anyway).

Is there any way to avoid this?

Thanks in advance.

Comments

dtagames•1h ago
No, and you shouldn't try. Its disingenuous and dishonest to try and sell something without identifying yourself. If the customer has a problem, should they... just give up? If you did something illegal should they... overlook it?

The usual way a business handles this is to register as a corporation, and that's what gives out its address and contact info, not your home. A registered business can have an address elsewhere, at least in the US.

There are many ways to collect money in an app without putting that app in the Play Store. Perhaps a web app without outside payment and an auth system would serve you better.

pixel_popping•51m ago
It's not dishonest to hide your identity online at all, why do you think there is many ways to setup a company legally and hide director, ownership, shareholders? Hiding identity doesn't mean being anonymous, we have a concept of a UBO for a reason.

Exposing your name and particularly your address publicly is just plain stupid in most scenarios, virtually zero point in doing so.

lordkrandel•40m ago
Sure, you find a publisher! You make a contract with someone that will take a percentage or fixed sum in exchange for giving their name and address. It's not pohibited. If it's legitimate, there is no risk for the publisher, maybe mthey will even take care of putting the app up. Write an NDA, and ask someone