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A software engineer and security researcher dug into the source code of Draeger’s widely used breathalyzers and found that they could produce incorrect breath test results. The discovery suggests that many drunk-driving prosecutions may be erroneous, but unfortunately, the research will not be pursued, as the German medical technology maker has threatened to sue.
The two distributed their early findings to attendees at a conference for defense lawyers, which Draeger said was in violation of a court-signed protective order the experts had agreed to, and the company threatened to sue. Their research was left unfinished, and a final report was never completed. Draeger said in a statement the company was protecting its source code and intellectual property, not muzzling research.
The two distributed their early findings to attendees at a conference for defense lawyers, which Draeger said was in violation of a court-signed protective order the experts had agreed to, and the company threatened to sue. Their research was left unfinished, and a final report was never completed. Draeger said in a statement the company was protecting its source code and intellectual property, not muzzling research.