The Skype lie detector could lead users to jail
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Not any Skype plugin is good. Especially the lie detector that recently entered the Skype extras plugin repository (the one the VoIP company certified). Sue Cullen, a privacy specialist at Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law magazine, affirms UK Skype users could face jail and €7500 fines (around $9800) if they use the lie detecting add-on software.
“It would also be unlawful under RIPA [the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act], which is potentially more serious,” said Cullen. “That’s a criminal offence, and it’s engaged if there’s interception of a communication. It is likely that recording what I’m saying, in this case for the purpose of conducting a lie detector test, counts as an interception.”
The lie detector has been developed by KishKish, owned by Israeli company BATM, and checks the stress level of the speaker almost in real-time. It was marketed as being able to detect Bill Clinton lying on his Monica Lewinsky testimonial.
Jan 26, 2007 | By Nuno
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