In an episode of 'not so dumb drunks' Dale Lee Underdahl, a Minnesota man who was arrested for drunk driving; requested to see the source code for the breathalyzer that landed him in jail.
Why do you ask?
Well there's no telling what he would do with it, but “if a company proves unwilling to turn over the code, the case is often thrown out…”
CMI Incorporated, the company who makes the Intoxilyzer doesn't seem to crazy about the idea of turning over the source code to anyone. And units like these are often updated after they are state-certified, so new updates could contain errors. If that is the case, Mr. Underdahl could be partying with a cold one in no time.
Read the rest here. Thanks Crunchgear!
"Can I have your badge number and the source code to your breathalyzer?" [Ars Technica via Crunchgear]
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