Google Bans Sale of Android Spying App

dbune writes "Google is not letting a handset application that spies on someone's text messages be sold at its Android App Store. The Secret SMS Replicator developed by DLP Mobile to help lovers find out if their partners are cheating on them violates company policy, according to Google. The app works by secretly duplicating incoming text messages and forwarding these to another mobile phone number."

Useful app

[Anonymous Coward]

I used something like this on my wife's BlackBerry. Yes, she was cheating on me. I couldn't use the texts as evidence but they did help me catch her in the act.

Re:so much for being open

[Anonymous Coward]

apparently you don't have teenage children

Re:Fuck android

[countertrolling]

Windows?

Re:so much for being open

[erroneus]

He could have spelled it "yore" :) I am as annoyed by misspelling of your/you're, there/their, thats/that's, then/than as you probably are. Turns out that complaining/correcting doesn't have any affect on the masses. But then again, I am not sure anyone has ever tried putting it on a road-side billboard yet... so let's get a "correct you're damned english" foundation put together and by some signage.

Re:so much for being open

[FrederikNS]

That is "...effect on the masses", "correct your damned english" and "buy some signage"

Re:Its rather Ironic

[robot256]

I'm sure my wife would be disturbed if it came down to me slipping a trojan on another person.

Re:Its rather Ironic

[cgenman]

"I see you are attempting to spy on your relatives and loved ones. You might also be interested in this trailer for Mission Impossible 4."

Re:iPhone version?

[Archangel Michael]

Or never sleep while your lover is awake.

We're on /. we can only dream of having that problem.

Re:Lovers?

[Hatta]

You're right, it would probably be more accurate to refer to them as "fuckers".