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Breath-test ruling on source code

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Here’s an interesting angle that we’ve been following for a while, do criminal defendants have a right to
read the source code of devices used against them?

defense attorneys have argued that if they can’t examine the source code, the computer program that runs the machine, they have no way to tell if the Intoxilyzer is reliable. District judges across Minnesota have handled defense requests for the source code with a patchwork of rulings: Some say a defendant has a right to examine it; others say it isn’t relevant.

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ISPs need to retain records of everything UK users do

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Wow:

A European Union directive, which Britain was instrumental in devising, comes into force which will require all internet service providers to retain information on email traffic, visits to web sites and telephone calls made over the internet, for 12 months.

Hundreds of public bodies … will also be able to access the data to investigate flytipping and other less serious crimes.
… a Home Office spokesman has confirmed it will be applied “across the board” to even the smallest company

Besides the opportunity for abuses, collecting these records and keeping them safe is a large new burden that will likely fall hardest on the smallest companies. Apparently “Sweden has decided to ignore the directive completely while there is a challenge going through the German courts at present.”

Thanks: The Agitator

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