Stop CFAA!

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There's a vote coming very soon on CFAA -- the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Among the many repressive provisions of this bill, one would permit the civil forfeiture of any property used to commit a computer "crime." The proposed civil forfeiture provisions are indeed troubling. Currently, "[a]ny property, real or personal, which constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to a violation of [the CFAA]" is subject to civil forfeiture. But the CFAA discussion draft would expand this to include "[a]ny property ... used, or intended to be used, to commit or facilitate the commission of [a CFAA violation]." This means your computer could be seized if you access a website in violation of its ToS, even if the government doesn't even charge (let alone convict) you of any crime.

You can learn more about what else is wrong with this terrible piece of legislation here [link] and here [link]. There is a major push on this week to stop the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Go here to get involved: [link]