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SD Maid terminated from Play Store due to 'Stalkerware policy'
(www.androidpolice.com)
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this post was submitted on 23 Aug 2023
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So TLDR: Google's automated scan is broken, and removing legitimate apps and developer accounts with no clear recourse?
I expect SD Maid to be back after the dev goes through some annoying process. Some of the other smaller false positives might not be as lucky.
https://news.itsfoss.com/android-cleaner-sd-maid-2/
Apparently the SD Maid developer has been building a new open source version from the ground up, so even if Google refuses, it's not all lost