• General_Effort@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    European devs: Our laws will protect us!

    Meanwhile, our laws:

    Article 30

    Traceability of traders

    1. Providers of online platforms allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with traders shall ensure that traders can only use those online platforms to promote messages on or to offer products or services to consumers located in the Union if, prior to the use of their services for those purposes, they have obtained the following information, where applicable to the trader:

    (a) the name, address, telephone number and email address of the trader;

    (b) a copy of the identification document of the trader or any other electronic identification as defined by Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (40);

    Article 30, DSA

    • take6056@feddit.nl
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      2 hours ago

      How is trader defined? Is it a developer that’s selling apps or also one that’s just providing it for free?