Google bans ads for products that people use to stalk partners

Google's newest ad ban is a classic "better late than never" situation.

In its latest advertising policy update, Google announced that "stalkerware" apps will not be able to advertise through Google anymore starting Aug. 11. In case you aren't aware, that's a particularly odious class of software that is largely associated with abusive partners who want to stalk the movements and activities of their significant others.

A non-exhaustive list of ads Google will not allow includes text, call, and GPS tracking apps, as well as anything generally advertised with the purpose of stalking someone without their consent. Interestingly, that doesn't just include software, but hardware like cameras and audio recorders that are explicitly marketed as spying devices. Violators will have their accounts suspended with at least a seven-day warning ahead of time. Read more...

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