my guess is that the handwritten signature is already on its way out of being relevant in modern society. in most cases it seems to serve more as a formality th

my guess is that the handwritten signature is already on its way out of being relevant in modern society. in most cases it seems to serve more as a formality than a security measure. when I worked as a cashier, the majority of people would just do some squiggle and get the hell out of the store rather than any kind of consistent signature. in principle at least, public key crypto is way more effective than a signature, and I expect this will become prevalent in the next couple decades as laws and customs enter modernity. at this point it would be trivial for a digital entity to enter into a binding contract.