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?
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