[dragonwriter]

Google's spyware policy is crystal clear that "Apps that track device user behavior must present users with a full-time persistent notification and icon that clearly identifies the app."

This deliberately violated that policy, and promoted the feature (disabling the notification) that violates the policy.

It clearly was spyware as defined by the Google policy.

Incidentally, pretty much every page of the Ever Accountable website also contains violations of the Android Brand Guidelines [1] with regard to the use of the Android and Google Play trademarks.

[1] http://developer.android.com/distribute/tools/promote/brand....