Probably not. I think it depends on where you find the developer from. If it is a recommendation from someone, you might not need to get yourself protected via

Probably not. I think it depends on where you find the developer from. If it is a recommendation from someone, you might not need to get yourself protected via oDesk. I think it really depends on how comfortable you are with taking this kind of risk, and how much effort/money you want to put into mitigating them.