I do not understand the gripe here. An Android app developer is able to view his customers' names and geographic location?

Wow, pretty scary!

Of course, that's usually how customer/software developer relationships work. This is handy for things like customer support, upgrades, and so on.

Why is this so "creepy?" As a consumer, I am pretty much used to the fact that when I buy stuff with a credit card that the seller gets to know my name. In some cases, that is a good thing anyway (e.g. my credit card is overcharged, and I want to contact the seller to fix this).

Sure, there are privacy concerns. But there always are, if you are not paying cash...