And even if you skip the "request refund" step, we'll see a large number of license checks for a single account in our logs.
So, not only can we disable that account, but we'll also know who was responsible. :P -- Trevor Johns Google Developer Programs, Android http://developer.android.com On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 3:43 AM, Mark Carter <mjc1...@googlemail.com> wrote: > As soon as you request a refund then the license server will return > NOT_LICENSED for that Google account. > > > On 3 August 2010 12:37, andreas.walt...@googlemail.com < > andreas.walt...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> On Jul 31, 11:21 pm, keyeslabs <keyes...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > ... someone to crack the >> > app. The process looks something like this: decompile the apk using >> > a freely available open source tool, find the code that invokes the >> > licensing check, skip it, recompile and repackage the apk. >> >> Isn't there is a much simpler way to circumvent the whole thing due to >> a security leak in the LVL process? (Please tell me I'm wrong!): >> >> 1) create a new google account, e. g. my.wa...@googlemail.com >> 2) switch your Android phone to this account >> 3) Buy app, copy apk, request refund >> 4) Upload apk to warez server >> 5) Sell google account and password to interested downloaders. (e. g. >> at a 50% discount compared to the original market price). >> >> The reason for this is that the license check is google-account-based, >> not device-based. Any device being linked to the google account the >> app has been purchased with will run the app. The licensing mechansim >> will change nothing in this behaviour. >> >> Andreas >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Developers" group. >> To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> 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 android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > 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 android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
