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GA SB 315 (LC 29 8107S) (PDF) just passed the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee and will be voted on this week. While significantly improved through the committee process, it still creates a dangerously broad definition of Criminal Unauthorized Computer Access that is so sweeping, people will need permission before visiting any website.
This bill was drafted because Georgia law enforcement and the U.S. FBI could not find any law broken by a professional security researcher. This researcher tried to alert Georgia election officials of voter data inappropriately published publicly on the Internet by Kennesaw State University, a contractor for the Georgia Secretary of State's Office. What he discovered through ordinary Google searching was that voters' names, addresses, and other private information was indexed by Google and accessible by anyone. After months, he and another researcher discovered that the data was still available on the public Internet and brought it to the attention of the media. Only under the daylight of public attention was the data removed from the Internet in an embarrassing scandal.
We must protect the status quo at all costs! /s
Source: https://rietta.com/blog/2018/03/26/georgia-sb-315-anti-hacking-bill/
SB315 as currently written states that any person who accesses a computer or computer network with knowledge that such access is without authority (such as unauthorized password disclosure) will be guilty of the crime of unauthorized computer access. Exceptions are for parents of children under the age of 18 or for persons conducting legitimate business activity. The penalty for a conviction is a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated manner, which can net a person a US $5,000 fine and a year in jail.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 27 2018, @07:17AM (10 children)
Did you file that Jira ticket? Did it make it into the sprint? Is the next sprint still open for planning? Did the customer agree to it? Did management buy it off? Was there resource allocated for the implementation? Did you already have a ticket to plan the implementation details? Did you also have roll out details ready?
Sorry, can't jeopardize my perfect sprint planning scores with unplanned changes, data leaks are someone else problem.
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 27 2018, @07:41AM (6 children)
Swings. Monkey bars. Slides. Seesaws. Structures made of colorful metal and plastic. Yes, it was a school playground. In addition to the other attractions, there was a large blue structure made of plastic that resembled an igloo. Children were playing everywhere except for that location; they seemed to intentionally stay clear of it. Well, most of children stayed away from the structure; one brave - or perhaps foolish - child approached it.
The child peered inside the entrance of the igloo. A split second later, a pair of hands grabbed the boy and pulled him in. The playground was soon filled with the sounds of a small boy screaming and flesh slapping against flesh. Everyone stared at the structure, but ultimately did nothing. Even the school staff, who could clearly hear the screaming, did nothing. After several minutes of screaming, something was tossed out of the igloo; it was the little boy. The boy - who was previously healthy and energetic - had been completely transformed; he was naked, covered in bruises, and his head was twisted backwards. They had gotten to him. The men.
In that structure, there were three men. Naked. Obese. Hideous. Terrifying. These words described the men. These men were the true reason few would dare going near the ordinary-looking structure. However, every so often, a child who hadn't even gone near the habitat of these men would disappear. Perhaps it was because their lust was insatiable, or perhaps it was because that child had angered them in some way. Regardless of the reason, all the children merely hoped that it wouldn't be them who would be taken. They hoped, and tricked other children into going so that it wouldn't be them.
Despite all of this, no one would stand up to the inhabitants of that place. No, no one could stand up to these great men. Why? Men's rights. Yes, it was because of men's rights. These men had a fundamental right to utilize others as they pleased. A staff member who worked for the school picked up the little boy's corpse and chucked it into a dumpster. This was what true freedom looked like.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by linuxrocks123 on Tuesday March 27 2018, @08:17AM (4 children)
What in holy hell is wrong with you?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 27 2018, @07:15PM (2 children)
They never reply to questions, so assuming it's not purely insanity, it's probably a deliberate, targeted strategy to try to force the site into censorship or lay grounds to shut it down completely. They could be using a bot to put the posts up at random times. If so, someone clearly doesn't like the free and sometimes intelligent debate that's allowed to go on here.
(Score: 2) by edIII on Tuesday March 27 2018, @07:33PM (1 child)
It gets modded down to -1 fairly quickly. Not everyone browses -1 either, so these posts aren't likely to be seen either. The site membership is censoring this just fine.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 28 2018, @12:41AM
Just fine within the community, yes. I was thinking they may be trying to damage the site's reputation externally, even try and make it fall foul of laws.
(Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Tuesday March 27 2018, @10:56PM
DFTT if you can avoid it.
This sig for rent.
(Score: 0, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 27 2018, @03:35PM
Ah, it sounds like it's one of those todash monsters like Pennywise or Dandelo. Here's what you do. About five or six of those kids will get together, and there will be at least 1 token black and 1 token chick with big tits and an abusive father, and they'll form a ka-tet and take care of it for you. Just keep their contact information handy. Usually about 20 years later the thing comes back, and then you have to get the ka-tet together again. Afterwards, it should be taken care of.
(Score: 3, Funny) by c0lo on Tuesday March 27 2018, @12:17PM (2 children)
Ah, those French people.
The correct spelling is beurrocracy - governance by butter.
Alternatively, if you wanted governance by beau (watch 'Gone with the wind' if you want to see what the Georgians traditionally understood by beau), it is spelled beaucracy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 5, Informative) by Taibhsear on Tuesday March 27 2018, @03:01PM (1 child)
Not to be confused by Burrocracy - being governed by asses. Which is what we currently have in America.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday March 28 2018, @12:35AM
I wonder what the correct spelling for 'governance up your ass with lotsa-butter lubrication, you may actually get to like it'?
Maybe "European-style social-democracy"?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday March 27 2018, @08:47AM (1 child)
Of course, there's precedent for this kind of stupid legislation. Editing a URL is illegal in the USA, for pity's sake.
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 2) by edIII on Tuesday March 27 2018, @09:33PM
Their actions are a little worse then punish the messenger, but they just punished themselves. People will not put up with the Emperor-Has-No-Clothes bullshit.
If I couldn't warn a government agency about something without getting punished, well then I'm going to embarrass the living fuck out them by showing the incompetence anonymously. Send all the information to the press, and then let them report on it.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 27 2018, @09:08AM
Wow, reeks of this. [newparadiselaboratories.org]
So hacking is legal as long as you make a business out it. Got it.
Also, always shoot the messenger. He's always the problem.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 27 2018, @11:29AM (3 children)
Am I gonna need a 27b/6 to post this comment?
(Score: 4, Informative) by AndyTheAbsurd on Tuesday March 27 2018, @11:40AM (2 children)
No, Form 27B/6 is only for repairs done by approved employees of the Department of Public Works. You will need to fill out the appropriate form for approval for commenting, and submit it in triplicate to the Ministry of Information. You will be apprised of the disposition of your approval by post. If approved, you will then have seven hours from the time of approval to submit your comment.
Please note my username before responding. You may have been trolled.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 27 2018, @12:19PM (1 child)
What kind of stamp you said is needed? Round or triangular?
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 27 2018, @12:42PM
Round, but check the size. They may have gone to metric again.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 27 2018, @12:48PM (1 child)
im from georgia and whats a computer?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 28 2018, @01:24PM
ask putin.
(Score: 3, Funny) by ilsa on Tuesday March 27 2018, @05:02PM (1 child)
Reminds me of Internet Help Desk sketch by Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL24aNugo_4 [youtube.com]
"Which is important, because when they can’t figure out what their mouse is or they confuse the CD ROM for a drink holder, and they start to realize what an idiot they are, they are going to be venting on you."
So they were caught being morons, and decided that the only solution was to shoot the messenger in the worst way possible. Well done.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by AssCork on Wednesday March 28 2018, @04:02PM
My favorite bit of advice; "The hold-button is your friend. Takes the fight outta them. Shows 'em who's boss."
Just popped-out of a tight spot. Came out mostly clean, too.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 28 2018, @12:23AM
I think this new law sucks. At least with sites claiming to vet posts you can add contracts to them.
To SoylentNews:
By posting my comment you agree you've granted me the authority to view and interact with any data transmitted to me by you. You agree to accept any and all data from me to you. You agree these conditions cann't be changed by future ToS changes. Any changes must be mailed to my IP address's address and agreed to in writing by all parties. You agree there are no pre-existing contracts or agreements which would make this one void.