- Software monitoring text messages, calls or the browser history,
- GPS devices designed to monitor or track people without their permission,
- Monitoring devices (car cameras, hidden house surveillance cameras, and so on) as espionage products.
1. Ads under the phrase “spy camera nanny”
2. Ads after entering a query “wiretapping device”
The restriction will not apply to:- Private detective services,
- Parental control devices.
What Are The Consequences Of Policy Violations?
If you’re currently promoting products that will become forbidden by Google Ads, make sure to remove them from your product feed and change their settings. Otherwise, you may face one of Google’s penalties:- Ad or extension rejection
- Account suspension
- Remarketing list turn off
Other Restrictions
Espionage products and services are not the first ones to be banned from Google Ads for enabling unfair proceedings. Other prohibited ads relate to:- Products or services with the purpose to mislead someone, for example: forgery of documents, writing a thesis, or selling positive online reviews.
- Products or services that enable people to get unauthorized access to systems, devices, or services like: radar detectors, hacking services.