Google does. It seems pretty clear that it violates the Android Market Program policies, specifically the sections on impersonation, private information, and il

Google does. It seems pretty clear that it violates the Android Market Program policies, specifically the sections on impersonation, private information, and illegal activities: http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mobile/android/market-policies.html http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mobile/android/market-polic... I would expect Google to remove the app from the Market and any Android phones it was installed on. While your use of the program would be fine, the promotional video linked in the New York Times article makes it clear that the intended use is to spy on your significant other's cellphone. There are much easier ways to recover stolen phones than to install a program on it that will forward text messages to your non-stolen second phone, but good luck with that.