Convicted by Code (Slate)

Here is anarticle in Slate about the dangers of using closed-source software toprovide evidence in criminal trials. "Because eliminating errorsfrom code is so hard, experts have endorsed openness to public scrutiny asthe surest way to keep software secure. Similarly, requiring the governmentto rely exclusively on open-source forensic tools would crowd-sourcecross-examination of forensic device software. Forensic devicemanufacturers, which sell exclusively to government crime laboratories, maylack incentives to conduct the obsessive quality testing required."