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Digital signatures may become law

From Ananova

Electronic 'signatures' may soon be given the same legal status as real ones in order to speed up e-commerce.

Industry body E-Centre UK has been asked by the Cabinet Office to change old legislation that requires documents to be signed or exchanged physically for them to be legally binding.

These laws conflict with new ones that received Royal assent in July, giving digital signatures the same legal standing as written ones.

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