Locked Out Of The Sixth Amendment By Proprietary Forensic Software

<https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151007/07411932464/locked-out-sixth-amendment-proprietary-forensic-software.shtml>

'The "trade secret privilege" invoked here basically states that the
company's potential loss of income outweighs a person's potential loss
of freedom. It also asks for a level of trust it hasn't earned: that the
software is as close to infallible as it needs to be. Cross-examination
is next to useless when the software itself can't be examined.'

This has been a longstanding issue where judges give undue deference to
commercial interests over the rights of criminal defendants.  Not justice.

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics