It looks like you have quite some bases covered. I think there'd be definite value for Android as a whole if the different app stores that move in that direction could adopt a common API for such a mechanism. Added bonus for SDK integration.
Beyond that I have no visibility into Google's plan for such a scheme on Market. JBQ On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 5:06 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > Out of interest what do people think of the AndAppStore scheme at > http://andappstore.com/AndroidPhoneApplications/licensing.jsp ? > > I'd happily work with the Google guys to get either this, or a similar > scheme integrated with Market to offer a higher level of protection against > the apps being run by unauthorised accounts. > > I also think that protecting the APK file isn't the answer. Hence why the > AndAppStore scheme focuses on runtime protection as opposed to file > protection. > > Al. > > --- > > * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stoyan Damov > Sent: 31 March 2009 13:02 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [android-discuss] Piracy and app "protection" > > > Is Google working on a better protection scheme? I googled for my game today > (to see whether it's being pirated) and immediately found it on rapidshare. > I did report the abusing referral link but can't report for other guys' > apps. > > BTW, guys, I've found *many* games on many websites... > > P.S. I didn't bother to protect my game because anyone with a rooted phone > can pull the game out of his device and there are quite a lot of them. > > Cheers > > > > > > > -- Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru Android Engineer, Google. Questions sent directly to me that have no reason for being private will likely get ignored or forwarded to a public forum with no further warning. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
