Web of trust

[David T-G]

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Andreas, et al --

=2E..and then akorthaus@web.de said...
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% Hallo!

Hi!


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% % They look like they're potentially useful, especially in the very
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% In germany last year we had a new law, that a digital signature is worth
% more than a normal signature by hand, in front of the law

More?  Wow, I hadn't heard that.  That's interesting.


% (http://www.regtp.de/en/index.html  - click 'digital signature'!)! Also t=
he

Will do!


% german 'Ministry of Economics and Technology' helps building gnupp
% (http://www.gnupp.com/start.html, http://www.gnupg.de/ ). That should help
% companies to use more digital documets in future, to have no disadvantage=
 in
% front of law anymore!

Indeed!


% How is this in other countries?

Here in the US, AIUI a digital signature now carries as much weight as an
ink signature.  I haven't done any research, though.


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% -- Andreas


HTH & HAND

:-D
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