sounds good however I'm afraid of bugs in this algo and implementation If for example an original app will be take down by mistake (instead the fake one) is very dangerous, Hope you tested that carefully.
On May 3, 1:31 am, "Bruno Oliveira (\"btco\")" <[email protected]> wrote: > *TL;DR Summary of this post, if you are in a hurry:* > > *Good news:* your application is now under increased protection against > malicious apps! > > *Caveats:* Don't change the title of your application. Any title changes > will trigger the new name collision prevention algorithm, and if your new > title is found to collide with another existing application, your > application will be removed immediately. > > Attention Developers: > > Starting Friday (May 6), we will start enforcing our brand-new *name clash > protection* for live applications. Please read the information below to make > sure you do not accidentally cause your application to be removed without > notice. > > *Name Collision Protection* > * > * > *1. How does it work?* > * > * > > Whenever an application changes its title, in any languages, our automatic > application reviewer (AppReviewer) will now test the new titles against all > other live applications in our database. If it detects a name collision, the > application whose title changed *will be taken down immediately and without > any human review or prior notification*. > > *2. Why are you doing this?* > * > * > > We're doing this in order to protect live applications from malicious apps > that change their names in order to confuse users. This new algorithm will > catch any live applications that change their names in a way that conflicts > with the name of a live application. This means your legitimate application > now enjoys increased protection, since fake applications will have a hard > time copying your name! > > *3. Can you give an example of the intended effect of this change?* > * > * > > Suppose you have a very successful app called Qwertyuiop. And suppose > another developer, your rival, has an application called "Asdfghjkl", that > is poorly written and no one uses it. Now, suppose this malicious user wants > to steal your success -- he renames his application to "Qwertyuiop 2: > Reloaded Deluxe Edition", hoping to trick users into thinking his app is an > upgrade to yours. With the new Name Collision Protection, this will no > longer be possible: AppReviewer would notice his application changed its > title and would detect that its new title conflicts with an existing > application, Qwertyuiop, and the malicious app would be taken down * > immediately*. Isn't that great news? > > *4. So when do two names collide?* > * > * > > Names collide when they are substantially similar -- similar enough to > confuse the user who is doing a search for example. > > *5. Are all names protected?* > * > * > > No. Only names consisting of 8 or more characters are protected. Smaller > names are not protected. > > *6. Is there an exception for applications from the same developer?* > * > * > > Yes, applications submitted by the same developer (this means the account > that *submitted *the app, not the account that is listed as the author!) can > have similar names. This means that the developer who published "Qwertyuiop" > is allowed to publish "Qwertyuiop 2 Reloaded". But no one else is. > > *7. Why won't the developer be notified before his app is taken down because > of a name collision?* > * > * > > Because this would give a malicious developer time to profit from name > frauds. So, as a security measure, no prior notice will be sent. > > *8. How can I make sure my app is not taken down for this?* > * > * > > It's simple: Don't change the title of your app. Ever. There are very few > legitimate uses for this, so we presume that an app that has changed its > name is probably up to no good. > > *9. Can I predict that a name won't conflict by doing a search?* > * > * > > No. Our name clash algorithm is stricter than a simple text search, so even > if the name seems to be "available" when you do a regular search, it may > actually conflict with something that the search didn't show you, and this > will cause your application to be taken down. Again, see advice [8]: don't > change your title. Ever. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "orkut Developer Forum" 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/opensocial-orkut?hl=en.
