No One Is Using E-Signatures

from the why-bother? dept

News.com takes a look at the fact that very few people are using electronic signatures even though legislation passed a few years ago saying that they're just as good as a real signature. The main reason no one is using them is there's no real reason to. If you're buying stuff online, you can generally do that with a credit card - which also has purchase protection. While the idea of e-signatures sounds good on paper, no one seemed to think up any situations where it would actually be used.

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    The usefulness of digital signatures

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    John Bartley, Apr 17th, 2002 @ 11:22am

    DMCA complaints, for use,make digital signatures useful. A signature of some sort is required for an author to complain that his writing (which puts bread on the table for himself and his family) is being stolen and posted for the pirates to steal.

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    dig sig

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    P. Stakem, Apr 17th, 2002 @ 12:27pm

    Dept. of Education allows the use of dig sig for their federal loan apps - I just
    filed out one of these for daughter_sub_one.

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