There is a way to verify with google if you own a website. Just use that mechanism to verify you own your domain.
On Jun 16, 2011, at 8:50 PM, Mark Carter <[email protected]> wrote: > When you upload an app to Market, there could be a check to see if the > package name starts with a domain name. If it does, and you haven't used that > domain name before, the Developer Console could ask you to enter an email > address from the same domain name and then send you a verification email. > > If the package name does not start with a valid domain name then you wouldn't > need to verify. > > This wouldn't stop people using package names like com.gmail.fraudster, but > it would stop com.mycompany.fraudster. > > Another idea would be to "claim" a domain name. Once claimed, no other person > would be allowed to upload an app with a package name starting with that > domain name. This is more tricky because there would need to be a whole > process behind someone illegally claiming a domain name like gmail.com! Maybe > a threat of deleting their account would be enough. > > On 17 June 2011 04:15, Mike Wolfson <[email protected]> wrote: > ...and for many apps, there is no need for a web component, thus there > would not be a matching domain. > > A little off the subject, but still relevant. I find it troubling > that any user could upload an app with the same Application name (not > package name). The malware attack from a few months ago (the > "DroidDream" one) was an example of this. The malicious developer > uploaded a lot of apps with the same name as popular apps, in hopes > that consumers would search, then mistakenly download their infected > app. > > I worry about this, as I have spent a lot of time creating a "brand" > and it could very easily be hijacked by another user (or competitor > trying to benefit from searches for my app). > > I could Trademark my name, but this is prohibitively expensive. > > It would be great, if the Market could provide a "Verified Account" > designation or something to ensure "spoofers" aren't able to take > advantage of this loophole. > > > > On Jun 16, 9:38 am, Linux Box Solutions <[email protected]> > wrote: > > You app name does not have to reference a domain name > > > > www.YouTube.com/user/linuxboxsolutionwww.Krzyview.comwww.Email-Marketers.com > > > > On Jun 16, 2011, at 12:05 PM, Peter Sinnott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That seems a little silly to me. Anyway I hope whatever new protocol > > > they invent at least includes emailing the person involved. > > > > > On Jun 16, 1:09 pm, String <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> On Thursday, June 16, 2011 8:09:05 AM UTC+1, Tim in Boulder wrote: > > > > >> I always thought it odd that anyone could effectively have an > > > > >>> application id com.google.blah.blah if they wanted > > > > >> That's an excellent point. Ideally, registering an app for sale should > > >> require you to give an email address at the domain being used in the > > >> package > > >> name, and the app doesn't go live until you click on a link in an email > > >> sent > > >> to that address. Wonder if someone should suggest that b.android.com... > > > > >> String > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "Android Discuss" 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 > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en.
