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Lie Detector Company Threatens Critical Scientists With Suit

Posted by timothy on from the slapp-ing-them-around dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Swedish newspaper DN reports that the Israeli company Nemesysco has sent letters to researchers at the University of Stockholm, threatening legal action if they do not stop publishing findings (Google translation). An article called 'Charlatanry in forensic speech science: A problem to be taken seriously' was pulled by the publisher after threats of a libel lawsuit." Online translations can be a little wonky; if your Swedish is as bad as mine, this English-language article describes the situation well.

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  1. Presumably, all the Swedish researchers need by Finallyjoined!!! · · Score: 5, Funny

    to refute this libel claim, is a lie detector test :-)

    Oh wait...

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  2. E-meter by Ritz_Just_Ritz · · Score: 4, Funny

    I guess it's back to using an E-meter or flipping a coin to see who is telling the truth. :)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-meter

  3. Underlying technology by RDW · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's probably because the scientists' bullshit detector infringed on Nemesysco's patents.

  4. Re:How it works... by Silentknyght · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nemesysco's Poly-Layered Voice Analysis... measures voice for a variety of parameters including deception, excitement, stress, mental effort, concentration, hesitation, anger, love and lust. It works prerecorded... Ultimately, the company plans to offer versions of its detectors for cell phones, dating services, teaching aids, toys and games.

    Interesting. I wonder how it measures up to method acting.

    Screw that, you're really just curious if that phone sex girl is into you or not.

    Am I the only one who was expecting a statement from Nemesysco advertising "Our products are for entertainment purposes only." ?

  5. Lie detectors are ruining the Torture Industry! by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 5, Funny

    If lie detectors *really* worked, we wouldn't have to torture so many people, would we? We'd just hook them up to the lie detector, and ask them questions, like, "Will the LHC discover the Higgs boson?", and then we would know if they were guilty or not.

    The US could close down Guantanamo in a fortnight.

    But then the Torture Industry would need a bailout.

    Or maybe the Torture Industry should just get a cut of every lie detector sold?

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  6. Re:Clench your toes and hold your breath. by gandhi_2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am sort of paraphrasing the Frye standard...not talking about my beliefs. I'm not saying anything.

    I take the Frye standard's meaning to agree with you and the researchers. Scientists always doubted ploygraphic evidence...that's why it was inadmissible in so many courts.

    general consensus among the scientific community at large agrees on the dangers of the literally mind boggling self-prevailing power of dominating discourses

    You just said that the general consensus is that general consensuses are dangerous.

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  7. Re:How it works... by sremick · · Score: 5, Funny

    Presumably a let down to know she was choosing cardigans whilst you got off.

    That's ok, I was on the other end reading Slashdot. So we're even.

  8. Re:How it works... by geminidomino · · Score: 4, Funny

    Presumably a let down to know she was choosing cardigans whilst you got off.

    That's ok, I was on the other end reading Slashdot. So we're even.

    Not really. You're out 3.95/min