Stalkerware ban from Play Store, Loophole remains

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The new rules, which are set to come into effect on October 1 after a grace period to allow developer to make changes, look to ban any apps that don't make these updates, blocking them from the Play Store.

However Google notes that there are some "acceptable forms" of such apps - namely for parents tracking the whereabouts of their children.

"Only policy compliant apps exclusively designed and marketed for parental (including family) monitoring or enterprise management may distribute on the Play Store with tracking and reporting features," Google noted.

Read the changes here: Developer Program Policy: September 16, 2020 announcement - Play Console Help
 

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