| 11. | But Hughes questions whether the home-based Truster software can be of much use without professional training.
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| 12. | But that doesn't mean Truster won't be a hit with consumers, he said.
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| 13. | Truster's developers insist it does work _ by analyzing the stress in a person's voice.
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| 14. | What concerns polygraph specialists is whether Truster's makers are, well, telling the truth about its abilities.
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| 15. | So say the makers of Truster, an inexpensive new lie-detector test that can also be used over the phone.
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| 16. | A user installs the Truster software on a Windows 95 or Windows NT computer and then links the computer to the phone.
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| 17. | Electronics distributors say if the company can sell 60, 000 copies of Truster, it should be considered a financial success.
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| 18. | The prospect of Truster or similar programs installed on thousands of home and business PCs, however, worries traditional polygraph specialists.
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| 19. | Though the changes are inaudible to the average listener, Truster can pick out and interpret the fluctuations, its developers say.
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| 20. | And because Truster claims to fill the same basic function as a polygraph, the laws would likely cover its use as well.
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