Computing: Breathalyser Firm Ordered to Reveal Source Code

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 4, 2005

“A panel of judges in the Florida county of Sarasota has granted
a request by a group of over 150 citizens accused of drink-driving
to view the source code of the breathalyser that was used to
determine their breath alcohol levels.

“Attorneys for the defendants had filed a motion to review the
source code for the Intoxilyzer 5000 breathalyzer in
October…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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