Java code for Android applications that check black list during start:
/**
* Determines status of device's IMEI.
*
* @return -1 - imei status retrieval failed.
* 0 - Green status
* 1 to 3 - Yellow status
* 3 to 5 - Brown status
* above 5 - Red status
*/
public int getIMEIStatus()
{
// 1. Get device ID
TelephonyManager manager = (TelephonyManager)getSystemService
(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
String sDeviceID = manager.getDeviceId();
// 2. Fetch for IMEI data.
// Will look like
// http://www.artfulbits.com/android/antipiracycheck.ashx?IMEI=123456789123456
String url = "http://www.artfulbits.com/ab/android/
antipiracycheck.ashx?IMEI="
+ sDeviceID;
// Server will return 200 if request post was successful.
int http_ok = 200;
// Create new http client.
HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
// Create new http post.
HttpPost post = new HttpPost(url);
// Cache http response.
HttpResponse response = null;
// Will return -1 unless server provides its own value.
int imeiStatus = -1;
try
{
// Executind post.
response = client.execute(post);
// Making sure we've received correct status code.
if(response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == http_ok)
{
// Retrieving content stream.
InputStream stream = response.getEntity().getContent();
// Decorating stream with Input stream reader
InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(stream);
// Decorating input stream reader with buffered stream reader.
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(isr);
// Reading imei status from stream.
imeiStatus = Integer.parseInt(reader.readLine());
// Closing buffered reader will recursively close decorated
input stream
// reader and input stream.
reader.close();
}
}
catch(Exception e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
return imeiStatus;
}
On Nov 16, 4:03 pm, Abdul Mateen <abmat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well! to be honest, Google is supporting piracy at all , All the software
> engineers in Google working under Android project know about the internals
> of Linux working, its user level structure, permission structures, what they
> did , is allow behind a transparent curtain the piracy.
> Google could have made some anti-piracy right from day one!, see they have
> protected their "Android Market application". Engineers know about that
> there are palenty of hackers out there ( Linux hackers) who can in very few
> days hack the whole operating system.Yet! they know every details, but they
> have not done measures for anti-piracy because they want piracy! Engineers
> at Google? can you clearify these points, Even I having only 8 years of
> Linux experience modified the phone with root, and after that no security
> means to me!. I repeat * IF THE ENGINEERS AT GOOGLE JUST WANTED AND WORKED
> ON ANTI-PIRACY THEY COULD HAVE CHANGED THE WORLD OF SOFTWARE PIRACY BECAUSE
> ANDROID AS A PLATFORM IS AMAZING BUT THE POLITICS LIKE THIS BEHIND THE SCENE
> IS WORST AND MUST BE STOPPED." , I do not know what for this politics is,
> but clearly they could have made very powerful measures against Anti-piracy,
> Microsoft is suffered alot with piracy, but they have taken good steps
> against anti-piracy for Windows Mobile Marketplace, and I doubt they will
> win the game over Google Android Market, but still will not win Apple's App
> Store.
>
> I see only one solution to this, *IF google does not take any initiative* is
> that all the vendors should support the alternative markets out there like
> AndAppstore to become succesfull instead of Android Market. They listen and
> accept the contributions, but Google does not listen or accept any
> contributions.
>
> Thank You,
> Abdul Mateen.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 6:12 AM, AlexK <kucherenko.a...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Our company starts today anti-piracy initiative against piracy that
> > already happened on Android Market. We request all vendors and
> > developers to support this initiative.
>
> > Piracy become a threat for vendors that publishing application on
> > Android Market! It is not a joke, it is a real threat.
>
> > Our last application publishing shows how bad is situation on the
> > Android Market. Only 20% of all installs are legal, other 80% are in
> > piracy hands.
>
> > Google does not provide any actions to stop piracy, so we as a vendor
> > that provide software for Android Market, have to think about
> > protection measures. Piracy is threat that cannot be target easily and
> > eliminated in one day. Only join of all vendors can help in anti-
> > piracy.
>
> > ArtfulBits company decide to start from today "Android Anti-piracy
> > Movement" with main goal: "protect vendors and punish piracy".
>
> > Our next steps are:
> > - Petition to Google with request to provide better anti-piracy
> > protocols for Android Market;
> > - Collective anti-Google charge, from side of vendors that loose money
> > due to Google "security holes" in Android Market application
> > distribution channel;
> > - Public web service "Black List", that helps all developer to check
> > is there application installed on pirate phone;
> > - Joining of the software vendors over that problem for finding better
> > anti-piracy strategies;
> > - Identification of the roots of piracy, that make possible Android
> > Market software leaking and contribution them to justice.
>
> > A little later today we will open "black-list" database of devices,
> > where was installed stolen version of applications. In addition, we
> > will provide "easy code" for all developers that can be integrated
> > into own application and during first start, check is phone in "black
> > list" or not.
>
> > Opened Anti-Piracy forum thread:http://www.artfulbits.com/Support
> > Petition can be signed here:
> >http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/androidpiracy
>
> > Stay tuned! Thanks.
>
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