Curiouser and curiouser! That’s the only way to describe the latest twist in the fuss over Disconnect Mobile, an app designed by a former Googler and a former NSA engineer that purports to block ads that seek to track activities on your phone.

On Tuesday, [company]Disconnect[/company] co-founder Casey Oppenheim said by email that [company]Google[/company] has booted the app out of its Android Play Store without explanation. The unceremonious eviction came barely 20 hours after the app’s formal launch, and is the second time Google has banned it.

The first ban came in September when Disconnect Mobile appeared in the Play Store for 5 days, accruing over 5000 downloads despite any publicity. In its second short stint in the Play Store, Oppenheim says it was downloaded more than 20,000 times. He also confirmed that the app is still available on iTunes.

Disconnect Mobile is something of a hot item among privacy types, owing to the pedigree of its founders and to…