[ale] SB 315 Major Update (Important!)

[Jim Kinney]

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On Mon, 2018-03-05 at 10:50 -0500, Scott M. Jones wrote:
> Just need to figure out where to have the after party now.
> 
> -Scott
> 
> On 3/5/18 10:47 AM, Jim Kinney via Ale wrote:
> > Indeed!!
> > 
> > On March 5, 2018 10:26:45 AM EST, Phil Turmel via Ale <ale at ale.org>
> > wrote:
> > 
> >     This is great news!
> > 
> >     On 03/05/2018 09:01 AM, Scott M. Jones via Ale wrote:
> > 
> >         EFGA is releasing the following statement today.
> > 
> >         https://www.ef-georgia.org/index.php/press-releases/10-geor
> > gia-sb-315-announcement.html
> > 
> >         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018
> > 
> >         Electronic Frontiers Georgia is very pleased to announce
> > the
> >         filing of
> >         Georgia Senate Resolution 929. This resolution creates a
> > joint study
> >         committee on cyber-security legislation and is to be
> > empaneled
> >         in the
> >         Spring and Summer of 2018, with a final report due by
> > December 1st,
> >         2018, which could recommend future legislation for the 2019
> >         legislative
> >         season.
> > 
> >         At this point, Electronic Frontiers Georgia believes that
> > as a
> >         result of
> >         the resolution above, all progress with Senate Bill 315
> > (a.k.a.
> >         SB 315)
> >         has stopped, and the bill is effectively dead in its
> > current form.
> > 
> >         Electronic Frontiers Georgia wishes to give thanks to
> > everyone who
> >         participated in the mass expression of concern over this
> > bill.
> >         Everything helped, from visits to the Capitol and in-person
> >         visits to
> >         legislators, to phone calls, emails, articles, and even
> >         retweets. The
> >         single most important thing in stopping this bill was
> > everything!
> > 
> >         Electronic Frontiers Georgia will be watching over the
> > final 10
> >         or so
> >         days of the 2018 legislative season for any developments,
> > or
> >         re-emergence of anything like SB 315, but at this point, we
> >         believe it
> >         will not advance further. It is no longer necessary to
> > contact
> >         members
> >         of the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee, but it is
> > always a
> >         good idea
> >         to contact your own legislators and let them know of your
> > concerns.
> > 
> >         SR 929 states, "In addition, the Speaker of the House of
> >         Representatives
> >         shall appoint a citizen member of the committee who is
> >         knowledgeable in
> >         the area of cyber security and cyber security policy." We
> > are
> >         hopeful
> >         for a truly influential thought leader with a Georgia
> > connection
> >         to fill
> >         this role. If you have any suggestions please contact us
> > via our
> >         About
> >         Us page.
> > 
> >         Once again, we thank everyone who played a role in
> > achieving this
> >         result. The price of freedom truly is eternal vigilance.
> > 
> >         R.I.P. SB 315, b. 2017, d. 2018
> > 
-- 
James P. Kinney III

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gain at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his
own tail. It won't fatten the dog.
- Speech 11/23/1900 Mark Twain

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