the effect of snake oil security

http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/effect-snake-oil-security-090710

it's just a coincidence that the author's nickname is "rsnake" :-)

he makes a valid point, but as the comments show, not everyone agrees.  The most useful comment is the one that says "aah but this will apply equally to non-snake oil remedies" or some such...  worth thinking about