Requiring a physical address to create an Apple ID to download free apps doesn’t seem privacy oriented to me.

Sure, I can use a fake address, but what if they start to check against it and then lock me out of my account?

It’s bad enough all the players require my full name. I do use an alias whenever I can, but for vital accounts, I don’t because I’m afraid one day they’ll ask for a government issued ID to verify my account or I get locked out.