• Mistic@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Not every digital signature is legally binding, I’m afraid.

    In my country, there are 3 types of it. A simple one (login/password), unqualified (encrypted series of numbers), and qualified (same as unqualified, but encrypted using certified means by government). The last two are stored on a physical drive.

    The higher the grade, the more legal power the signature holds.

    When signing it by hand from a tablet it’s the same as signing it personally where I live. Which, unlike qualified digital signature, can be used for any document.

    • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      That’s actually something we need to get handled as a society. Unfortunately the justice system still runs on fax machines so we’re basically not viable as a species.

      • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org
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        1 year ago

        On the government timescale, these devices blinked into existence 10 minutes ago. I’m just glad I can digitally submit my taxes