>When nothing naughty is detected it assumes all is well. This is the root of my question: I would presume that Google would have better systems than it appear

>When nothing naughty is detected it assumes all is well. This is the root of my question: I would presume that Google would have better systems than it appears to have to detect apps that violate their policies. Otherwise, why have them? I understand that Android is more open as a platform, including the ability to side load your own apps. But I think they deserve criticism for not protecting their users from this "Creepware". It's one thing to download some APK from a website; it's entirely another to have it provided to you by a company you should be able to trust.