----- Forwarded message from Bennett Cyphers <[email protected]> ----- > From: Bennett Cyphers <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 11:41:40 -0700 > Subject: [ NNSquad ] Help stop Georgia S.B. 315, a bad bill for cybersecurity > Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > Hello all, > > I'm Bennett Cyphers, staff technologist at EFF. For the last few months, > we have been working with local grassroots advocates and infosec experts > in Georgia to oppose S.B. 315, a bill that would expand the state's > existing hacking laws. We believe it's an unnecessary, harmful > overreach. Because of the vague definitions in the bill, we are > concerned that it will chill independent security research. Further, the > bill aims to legalize "hack back" measures which could harm innocent > users, especially victims of malware whose devices have been > appropriated by bad actors. > > We are collecting signatures from cybersecurity specialists, > technologists, computer scientists, academics, students, and others in > the industry to request Gov. Nathan Deal veto this bill. Our letter is > particularly designed for out-of-state individuals who wish to help the > effort. > > We're not ready to share the letter publicly yet, so if you are > interested in signing on, please email us ([email protected]) and we > will send you the full letter off-list. We are trying to finalize > signatures by end of business on Thursday, April 12, so please get back > to us ASAP. > > For more information about the bill: > https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/03/georgia-passes-anti-infosec-legislation > > For the text of the bill: > http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20172018/SB/315 > > Thank you for your consideration, and please do not hesitate to email us > if you have further questions. > > Sincerely, > > Bennett
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