Google play removed my productivity tracking app for spying

Re:Google play removed my productivity tracking app for spying by duskwuff on Thursday October 16, 2014 @10:17PM (#8469092)

Based on that description, it absolutely sounds like a covert surveillance application, and I can completely understand why it was removed:

* "automatically watches every website you visit and app you use"

* "Very difficult to circumvent"

* "Option to remove the icon in the status bar"

* "Accountability partners are notified if you ever disable the app"

While the intended purpose may not be surveillance, it ends up being very well suited for that role.

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Re:Google play removed my productivity tracking app for spying by codezero on Thursday October 16, 2014 @10:46PM (#8469174)

I don't have the link handy but this reminds me of the guy who made a Gift Card to Bitcoin exchange that started to get a lot of traffic and he was surprised that this was a common path for money launderers.

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