Evidently, DUI defendants in Seminole Co., Florida, who challenge their Breathlyzer tests in court based on their ability to examine the source code of the machines are getting their cases dismissed. The manufacturer refuses to show the code, which means they cannot prove the machines work, and so the tests are being thrown out.
Now if only we could get some judges to rule the same on voting machines …
Not that I have any truck with drunk drivers, by any means. But without being able to prove that a system works, either through rigorous, indepedent testing, or, more importantly, analysis of the source code, the room for abuse (or injustice) strikes me as too great.
(via BoingBoing)
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