On Thu, 30 May 2002, cypherpunk_reader wrote:
If the end user insists on e-signing a document without having read it it is there perogative, but I think there should be a better system in place to insure that they either read it or that they did not read it but agree anyway.
I don't think so. If they are fool enough to sign a document without reading it, it's the same as using a pen to sign a contract without reading it. A fool is a fool, why try to protect them? It's pretty hopeless to try because fools are so clever! I don't have a problem with a signing system that requires the user to do something (like maybe even use a pda stylus and actually sign with their own handwriting), but *forcing* them to read a contract is just plain silly. When enough fools have been burned by a scam, the word will get out and the rest of the fools who don't read contracts might think about not signing. An e-signature can have the same weight in law as an ink one, and the same rules apply. A fool and their money are soon parted. Patience, persistence, truth, Dr. mike