App Targets Fake ‘Made in Italy’ Labels

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Have you ever seen or bought products that looked genuine but they really aren’t? There’s an a mobile app that helps you spot fraudulent Italian products.

Read more about this app and how it works and what it can do.

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-38743912

Discussion Questions:

  1. What do you think about this app? What other features would you add to it?
  2. How prevalent is counterfeiting in your country?
  3. Is it really possible to lessen the spread and sale of counterfeit items?
  4. Are you guilty of buying counterfeit items such as shoes, bags or clothes?