Researchers Prompt Google to Take Action

Malware, Ransomware, Spyware, Creepware? New York University and Cornell Tech researchers in coordination with NortonLifeLock (NLOK:NASDAQ) unveil a new frontier in cybersecurity & data privacy.

The applications were discovered with a new algorithm called CreepRank, developed by a team of academics.

Source: Google removed 813 creepware apps from the Android Play Store | ZDNet