Law & Policy Category
Rietta's law and policy posts, including open letters opposing Georgia's SB 315 anti-hacking bill and warning Congress against mandated encryption backdoors.
07/28/2026
Threat Modeling for ADA/WCAG Compliance
by Frank Rietta
A systematic, evidence-based approach to ADA Title II and WCAG document audits, using threat modeling and risk scoring to treat accessibility as a governance concern.
07/25/2026
The Five Pillars of Information Security (And Why We Audit Accessibility)
by Frank Rietta
The Five Pillars of Information Security, why accessibility failures are availability failures, and the reason a cybersecurity firm audits ADA/WCAG compliance.
07/24/2026
Metadata in WordPerfect: ADA and WCAG 2.1 Compliance
by Frank Rietta
A 1994 WordPerfect screenshot shows metadata fields predate today's ADA Title II & WCAG 2.1 requirements; courts still forget to fill them for legal compliance.
07/07/2026
Real ADA Title II Findings for Government Documents
by Frank Rietta
Beyond alt text: the three metadata-based ADA Title II deficiencies we see most often in government PDFs, Word, and Excel documents, and why each one matters: blank titles, missing dates, and undefined document language.
07/03/2026
297 Days: The Real ADA Title II Deadline for Government Documents
by Frank Rietta
The DOJ has extended the ADA Title II web accessibility deadlines. Larger government entities now have 297 days to bring their document corpus into compliance, and much of the remediation work we have reviewed is falling short.
04/25/2018
Stop Thinking about GA SB 315 in Terms of "Digital Homes"
by Frank Rietta
Some mistakenly say an ethical hacker is like a nice neighbor walking into your unlocked back door without permission! In reality, security research is about public businesses and institutions open to the public.
04/19/2018
Governor Deal, veto SB 315 because white hat security researchers should be thanked not jailed!
by Frank Rietta
Rietta corporate letter to Governor Nathan Deal asking him to VETO GA SB 315, busting four myths that do not match up with the realities of Internet security. White hat security researchers, the good Samaritans of cybersecurity, should be thanked not prosecuted!
03/27/2018
Georgia SB 315, set to criminalize most independent security threat research, heads to Georgia Governor Nathan Deal for signature or veto
by Frank Rietta
As big companies buy cybersecurity insurance rather than fix fundamental security problems, Georgia clears the way for them to press charges or bring civil lawsuits against Good Samaritan researchers.
03/26/2018
Georgia SB 315 anti-hacking law dangerously misses the mark of protecting people, making us all less safe
by Frank Rietta
If Georgia SB 315 becomes law, computer security experts will stop reporting vulnerabilities in good faith because doing so could lead to their criminal prosecution under dangerously broad anti-hacking law.
05/18/2017
Troubling ISP Privacy Repeal: The Data Will be Breached
by Frank Rietta
With a green light from Congress & President Trump, your ISP may begin some really creepy business practices that endanger your family's privacy and security.