The OP is missing a few lines from the email. The email from Google Play says:
> You’re typically considered a trader under European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom (UK) laws if you engage in commercial activities, including when you earn revenue from your apps (such as paid downloads, in-app products, subscriptions, or ads).
> If you are an individual developer declared as a trader, provide and verify a public phone number. Please be aware that your phone number and address will be displayed publicly on Google Play.
In this context, what is a trader?
Phone number and address? Why?
The OP is missing a few lines from the email. The email from Google Play says:
> You’re typically considered a trader under European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom (UK) laws if you engage in commercial activities, including when you earn revenue from your apps (such as paid downloads, in-app products, subscriptions, or ads).
> If you are an individual developer declared as a trader, provide and verify a public phone number. Please be aware that your phone number and address will be displayed publicly on Google Play.
Please be aware that your phone number and address will be displayed publicly on Google Play.
WTF?!
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