Playing back portions of a recorded conversation based on keywords

A method, comprising:

• recording a portion of a conversation of a subscriber that occurs in a call between a first telephone and a second telephone;
• analyzing a stored portion of the conversation to detect predefined keywords, and the recording comprises buffering in real time a most recent “n” seconds of the stored portion of the conversation;
• automatically providing the subscriber with an option to play back the stored portion of the conversation when at least one of the predefined keywords is detected;
• and
• obtaining consent of a user associated with the second telephone prior to performing the recording,
• wherein the portion of the conversation is recorded and played back only when the user provides the consent in response to a message,
• the automatically providing the subscriber with the option to play back the stored portion of the conversation comprises causing the first telephone to display an accept button and a decline button, and
• the consent of the user associated with the second telephone is obtained at least in part by determining whether the user is the subscriber of a recording and playback service, and, when not, transmitting the message to the second telephone asking for consent to play back the conversation.