<s>
Electronic	B-Application
Frontiers	I-Application
Georgia	I-Application
(	O
EFGA	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
state	O
of	O
Georgia	O
focusing	O
on	O
issues	O
related	O
to	O
cyber	O
law	O
and	O
free	O
speech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
bill	O
was	O
passed	O
into	O
law	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
challenged	O
in	O
court	O
by	O
the	O
EFGA	B-Application
,	O
the	O
ACLU	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
national	O
Electronic	O
Frontier	O
Foundation	O
(	O
EFF	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
law	O
was	O
deemed	O
unconstitutional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	B-Application
Frontiers	I-Application
Georgia	I-Application
began	O
after	O
a	O
suggestion	O
by	O
Stanton	O
McCandlish	O
of	O
the	O
EFF	O
in	O
conversations	O
with	O
Atlanta	O
businessman	O
and	O
computer	O
store	O
owner	O
Robert	O
Costner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
this	O
,	O
and	O
similar	O
meetings	O
,	O
Georgia	O
residents	O
joined	O
in	O
and	O
became	O
part	O
of	O
Electronic	B-Application
Frontiers	I-Application
Georgia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EFGA	B-Application
's	O
mission	O
is	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
intersection	O
of	O
public	O
policy	O
and	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
often	O
confused	O
with	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Frontier	O
Foundation	O
,	O
the	O
EFGA	B-Application
is	O
a	O
separate	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shari	O
Steele	O
,	O
executive	O
director	O
of	O
EFF	O
shared	O
a	O
stage	O
with	O
Robert	O
Costner	O
,	O
executive	O
director	O
of	O
EFGA	B-Application
at	O
Georgia	O
Perimeter	O
College	O
in	O
Clarkston	O
,	O
Georgia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EFF	O
accepted	O
an	O
invitation	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
HB1630	O
lawsuit	O
,	O
and	O
EFGA	B-Application
has	O
signed	O
onto	O
several	O
amicus	O
briefs	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
EFF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EFF	O
is	O
a	O
regular	O
participant	O
in	O
EFGA	B-Application
's	O
Electronic	O
Frontiers	O
Forums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	B-Application
Frontiers	I-Application
Georgia	I-Application
has	O
led	O
various	O
projects	O
since	O
its	O
inception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
the	O
HB1630	O
lawsuit	O
concerning	O
internet	O
anonymity	O
,	O
the	O
Georgia	O
Cracker	O
anonymous	B-Application
remailer	I-Application
,	O
encryption	O
legislation	O
and	O
the	O
S.A.F.E.	O
</s>
<s>
bill	O
(	O
1997	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
1996	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
copyright	O
summit	O
challenging	O
the	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
's	O
copyright	O
enforcement	O
policies	O
,	O
the	O
U-Haul	O
lawsuit	O
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
the	O
Georgia	O
"	O
Super	O
DMCA	O
"	O
bill	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
to	O
ban	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
DVRs	B-Application
,	O
televisions	O
,	O
and	O
related	O
devices	O
not	O
approved	O
by	O
the	O
cable	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
EFGA	B-Application
was	O
involved	O
nationally	O
with	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
verifiable	O
voting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EFGA	B-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
fingerprinting	O
,	O
biometrics	O
in	O
ID	O
cards	O
,	O
spam	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
yearly	O
report	O
on	O
Georgia	O
technology	O
legislation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
projects	O
of	O
EFGA	B-Application
was	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
passage	O
of	O
Georgia	O
HB1630	O
,	O
the	O
Georgia	O
Computer	O
Systems	O
Protection	O
Act	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EFGA	B-Application
's	O
Executive	O
Director	O
Robert	O
Costner	O
went	O
to	O
the	O
Georgia	O
ACLU	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
interested	O
in	O
a	O
legal	O
challenge	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
response	O
from	O
Teresa	O
Nelson	O
was	O
"	O
no	O
"	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
significant	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
step	O
would	O
be	O
for	O
EFGA	B-Application
to	O
form	O
a	O
coalition	O
of	O
plaintiffs	O
to	O
oppose	O
the	O
newly	O
passed	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lawsuit	O
was	O
not	O
EFGA	B-Application
's	O
first	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
and	O
to	O
minimize	O
costs	O
on	O
both	O
sides	O
,	O
on	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
EFGA	B-Application
send	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
Attorney	O
General	O
Mike	O
Bowers	O
asking	O
him	O
to	O
issue	O
a	O
ruling	O
to	O
clarify	O
the	O
meaning	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
Bowers	O
turned	O
down	O
EFGA	B-Application
's	O
request	O
and	O
they	O
proceeded	O
to	O
file	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
became	O
EFGA	B-Application
's	O
model	O
for	O
dealing	O
with	O
future	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
EFGA	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
ACLU	O
,	O
EFF	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
plaintiffs	O
filed	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
the	O
state	O
alleging	O
that	O
the	O
Georgia	O
law	O
barring	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
pseudonyms	O
and	O
anonymous	O
communications	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
was	O
unconstitutional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EFGA	B-Application
's	O
position	O
was	O
multifaceted	O
alleging	O
unconstitutionality	O
in	O
protection	O
of	O
anonymous	O
speech	O
,	O
free	O
speech	O
for	O
news	O
and	O
satire	O
in	O
web	O
linking	O
,	O
commerce	O
clause	O
violations	O
,	O
and	O
unconstitutional	O
vagueness	O
in	O
the	O
language	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EFGA	B-Application
ultimately	O
prevailed	O
against	O
the	O
state	O
in	O
federal	O
court	O
winning	O
the	O
preliminary	O
injunction	O
in	O
1997	O
effectively	O
overturning	O
the	O
Georgia	O
law	O
against	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
pseudonyms	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EFGA	B-Application
established	O
and	O
ran	O
the	O
Georgia	O
Cracker	O
anonymous	B-Application
remailer	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Redneck	O
nymserver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
running	O
its	O
own	O
anonymous	B-Application
remailer	I-Application
,	O
the	O
EFGA	B-Application
also	O
maintained	O
an	O
automated	O
list	O
of	O
working	O
remailers	B-Application
,	O
updated	O
daily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Spring	O
2003	O
issue	O
of	O
2600	O
:	O
The	O
Hacker	O
Quarterly	O
the	O
EFGA	B-Application
website	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
and	O
most	O
current	O
source	O
for	O
information	O
about	O
anonymous	B-Application
remailers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2006	O
the	O
Electronic	B-Application
Frontiers	I-Application
Georgia	I-Application
website	O
went	O
down	O
because	O
the	O
domain	O
registration	O
fees	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
paid	O
to	O
Tucows	O
and	O
they	O
took	O
the	O
domain	O
and	O
refused	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
EFGA	B-Application
activities	O
are	O
now	O
handled	O
on	O
other	O
EFGA	B-Application
websites	O
that	O
existed	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
