Cheap smartphones on the net are upending party politics. There is no longer a memory hole to throw stuff down. The sound bits and video clips are starting to resurface at election time. Those who run for high office have to match their walk and talk better. Now there's news of effective lie-detector apps to add to your phone. (
What happens when your friend’s smartphone can tell that you’re lying?) Do you think the voters won't be checking it out?
The average person has a random chance of spotting a lie while good poker players and trained interrogators can get above 70%. We all give out tells when we lie, a little glance, finger fidget, change of pitch, "let me be clear". Voters are about as smart as politicians but they have been handicapped for lack of information. That is changing and not because of policy, just because that's what people do with cheap smartphones and internet access.
Another four or five elections will pass before it's obvious. We're only a dozen years into the eWorld where Everyman has a phone. Politicians will put policy brakes on it but it will spread anyway because they want it too. Cheap quick information is addictive.
