MemoryUp application controversy on Android Market

An Android Market application has become the center of a fire storm of controversy after users accused it of wiping data from memory cards and spamming contacts. MemoryUp Personal, distributed by eMobieStudio, is meant to optimize system memory by taking control of the Java Virtual Machine to reclaim unused memory. Whether it actually achieves that goal has been a matter of discussion on the Android Community forum for a few weeks; forum members have not been convinced of its actual efficacy. This past weekend, however, reports started appearing that MemoryUp was erasing files. According to a post at geek.com, users complained that their SD cards “were wiped totally clean.” Other accusations grew, suggesting that MemoryUp was sending spam using onboard contact information, removing calendar items, corrupting memory and placing adware onto the G1.