I've never even tried publishing an Android app, but I've still encountered this kind of thing from Google.
A while back, I spent a fair bit of time creating a very simple little online tool that used the Google Sheets API to convert between CF2.5 array files and Google Sheets files stored in the cloud.
It all worked fine, until I tried to publish it so that someone other than me could use it, and then they wanted all of this:Please login to see this picture.
Needless to say, that was the end of that...
Exactly. I use Location triggered by the user for the user to trigger.
Yet google forced me to say that I collect their data for specific purposes that was part of multiple choices.
The screwed up part is I do not collect anything, nor is location forced. It is an option for the user to know where
they are. Location Object
This kind of mentality also applies to using any URL as Google wants to know exactly why you need internet and you have to comply
in order to have your app published.
So the goal ( According to google ) is to prevent deceptive apps and publishers gathering information
without the user knowing. Yet, Google wants us as Developers to lie about our apps in order to publish them now.
Claiming our apps collect data for whatever reason, even though the data is never collected by the Developer.
Sad to see Google Android get so horrible, but it is what it is.
Now if you build an old .apk and offer it as a Standalone app outside of Google play. No issues other then
google using scare tactics claiming ,"The app you are downloading may contain a virus!"
Anyway, Good luck to everyone.