Entries from February 2010 ↓

When at our mother’s knee, we all hear this friendly voice warning us never to forget, “The world is full of thieves and villains.” It first surfaces in unexplained instructions never to walk off with adults we do not know. This is “stranger danger” and it’s only in later years we realize how many predators there are and what they want. Then come all the other warnings about value. This is the “if it’s cheap, it must be bad value warning. Yet, remarkably, we never seem to care when buying a fake Rolex for a few dollars. It just seems like a fun thing to be able to wrap round our wrists and impress our friends for a few hours. The fact this may be stealing from the owners of the brand in some way never seems to connect. Well, ladies and gentlemen, here’s an adult warning for you. There are folk out there on the internet who want to steal from you and, this time, it’s personal. You are the ones who will bear the loss. These particular thieves pick a product where your own defenses may be down. This is the erectile dysfunction market. It exists in both a direct and indirect form. Continue reading →