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But what if you aren't the one who forged your own signature? How are you going to prove that someone else scribbled something on a PDF?
by arkanciscan 7y ago
But what if you aren't the one who forged your own signature? How are you going to prove that someone else scribbled something on a PDF?
- mannykannot 7y agoThe forging of a signature has always been a possibility, which is why witnesses are required for the important stuff. On the other hand, you would be right in thinking that there is a somewhat anachronistic element of theater in having signatures on electronic documents.
- mattkrause 7y agoIn some ways, the theater is the point: the more elaborate the “production”, the easier it is to demonstrate that the required “meeting of the minds” took place. Someone might blithely—-or accidentally—-click continue, but you can’t really sleepwalk your way through signing a document or lining up witnesses to the signing.
- mr_toad 7y ago> The forging of a signature has always been a possibility Yes, but it used to be difficult. If you can lift an image off one piece of paper and print it on another it becomes easy. It’s no different than paper currency. If it’s easy to forge, then the real money becomes worthless.