Just as a helpful suggestion, you'd be best off tracking based on some pub/priv key system, which developer issued "evidence", so when the inevitable happens, you can retract evidence from a certain user. Otherwise, even with a captcha, this is just asking to be hit hard...
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:04 AM, AlexK <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for yours nice ideas. I'll install CAPTCHA on form. > > On Nov 19, 5:04 pm, Kaj Bjurman <[email protected]> wrote: > > So how do they they expect piracy to be reported? How do they handle a > > worm or malicious program / user that reports all IMEI numbers that it > > finds (or generates)? > > > > Creating a program that generates IMEI and then reports them shouldn't > > be that hard. > > > > On 19 Nov, 15:40, "nEx.Software" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > @LambergaR: Because they are trying to trick the user into > > > "registering" their phone to justify they are not a pirate, but in > > > actuality, they user is being forced to report himself/herself as a > > > potential pirate and to give their personal information so that it may > > > be used against them in the future. Makes sense right? I have not > > > installed the app they have created so I am not sure whether there is > > > a privacy notice or something of the ilk, but if not... I'd be very > > > concerned about what is happening with my personal information. For > > > what it's worth, the online report page athttp:// > www.artfulbits.com/Android/try/reportPirate.aspx > > > does not have any privacy notice so I doubt that the application does. > > > > > @Kaj Bjurman: Of course not, they only expect people to report their > > > own phones... And they expect developers to ALWAYS request permission > > > to retrieve the IMEI of the device, and Internet permissions. Sweet! > > > Access to information about me / my phone and the ability to send it > > > anywhere they wish... Sounds good to me. > > > > > On Nov 19, 7:01 am, Kaj Bjurman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Do they really expect people to manually report each phone? > > > > > > On 19 Nov, 12:09, Paul Turchenko <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Guess they are gathering data from different application vendors. > As > > > > > far as I can tell, they will tell that device is 100% blacklisted > only > > > > > if 2 of 3 application vendors have reported that particular IMEI > has > > > > > pirated application installed. Look here: > http://www.artfulbits.com/Android/try/reportPirate.aspx-reportform.ht.... > > > > > > > As a developer, I will definitely integrate their protection system > in > > > > > my application and WILL deny activation if IMEI is in the black > list. > > > > > > > On Nov 18, 10:43 pm, "[email protected]" > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > AlexK - you didn't mention where you get your data for the > blacklist. > > > > > > > > I am guessing its based on pirated copies of your app. How are > you > > > > > > determining which users have illegal copies? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
