[PRL] cute bit
Matthias Felleisen
matthias at ccs.neu.edu
Fri Dec 16 09:37:58 EST 2005
The WSJ reports today on a novel way to defend yourself against DUI
accusations. The argument goes like this. Breath analyzers use software
to determine the blood alcohol level. Software is notoriously faulty.
Without complete access to the software source code, it is impossible
to determine whether the result is correct. The measurement for this
case may have been a fluke.
Four courts in FL have bought into this argument, because the maker has
refused to publish the software.
Will they adapt this argument to DUI/cell phone? After all the use of a
cell phone is equivalent to two high alcohol drinks :-)
-- Matthias
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