After pulling down ‘Remove China Apps’ from Google Play Store, Mitron app was next to face the flame. According to reports in multiple media houses, the app has been taken down as Google has found the app to be violating its "spam and minimum functionality" policy.
Google’s policy says that copying content from an application on the PlayStore without the addition of any original content or adding value to it is a violation of its app policies. Earlier Mitron app was found fragile with no privacy or security settings and was termed as easily hackable.
It also states that the app should provide a basic sense of functionality and “respectful user experience.”Launched on 11 April, the credit for developing the app was given to Shivank Agarwal, a student at IIT Roorkee.
It has now emerged that Agarwal has not developed the app himself, as previously claimed in various media reports, but has purchased TicTic’s code for Rs 2,500 and simply rebranded it.
After the information came to light Google pulled down the application from its platform citing that it violated its "spam and minimum functionality" policy.
The app has also been reported by many as a threat to a user’s privacy and security as the app’s developer website leads to a blank page and it had no privacy policy.
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