Are the Skype users of the Isreali Lie-detector Skype add-on named "Kish Kish"phoning themselves into jail by breaking the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act? Skypers Face jail and £5,000 fines by using lie detecting software.

YOU ARE LYING.

Interesting perspective here at www.out-law.com

“  Skype users could face jail and £5,000 fines if they use lie detecting software promoted by the company. Anyone using the software without telling other parties to a call on the internet telephone service could face jail, an expert has warned. Skype, which is owned by eBay, integrated software by Israeli company KishKish into its services as a paid-for add on. The software analyses voice patterns and tells a caller when it thinks the other party to a conversation is lying. But Sue Cullen, a privacy specialist at Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind OUT-LAW, told weekly technology podcast OUT-LAW Radio that users could easily find themselves falling foul of the law. "If I phoned in sick and you secretly carried out a lie detector test as my employer and I didn't even know, then I think that would be unfair by any standard," said Cullen. "If it is, and I think it is, then that would be in breach of principle one of the Data Protection Act, which means it would be unlawful." "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." While a breach of data protection principles involves only civil penalties at first, breaking RIPA is a serious issue and a criminal act. "Breaching RIPA is an offence for which you can receive up to two years in jail on indictment and an unlimited fine. For a summary judgment it can be a fine up to £5,000," said Cullen.  “ Source.

My take : yet another reason not to run SkypePM.exe in a company. Imagine all those plugins that can cause all kinds of unforseen problems. The pressure is already big enough on many IT-people. On top of that now they have to check those Skype.exe systems that are running voice-recorders, lie-detectors… Imagine working in a company where you are scared to talk to because what you say might end up in some mp3–file that will be checked for stress and lies…

The least that Skype should to is force the developers of all recording software to make sure that the other side (like in gizmoproject.com) hear that the conversation will be recorded.

Putting the right tools in wrong hands is dangerous.