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> I only now realized that by using Apple Pay, they get at least my name and email address…

I do not think the merchant gets a name or an email address.

https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/715893



They definitely do for in-app and web payments.

Not sure about the name actually, but they do get the email address - that‘s how they were able to email me an invoice without me entering anything.

That said, my my email address does contain my name, and while I could configure an alias in my Apple Pay settings, I doubt that too many people would do so. Would be a nice way for Apple to use their email privacy relay feature.




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