A reminder of the "myth" of electronic security. All methods have a failure rate and an acceptability within a business process. Every method needs to be assessed against a required standard of confidentiallity, authentication, integrity and nonrepudiation. My guess is that the stamp had no greater a risk of abuse than a western signature.
Michael Tooth GP Hobart Dr Hugh Nelson wrote: > Reminds me of my employer in Hong Kong, when the weeks cheques were > stamped with the office stamp, but not signed by him, the bank was still > quite happy to process them. > Chinese tradition of the "chop" or stamp being equivalent to a signature. > > Oliver wrote: > >> Dear colleagues, >> >> Here is something that may support my practice and that of many other >> doctors of sending referrals without digital signatures. >> >> >> >> E-signing catches on >> >> Simon Hayes australianIT.com.au. AUGUST 15, 2006 >> >> >> >> COURTS are increasingly accepting typed names, and even email >> addresses, as electronic signatures despite digital signatures failing >> to take off for most commercial transactions. >> >> >> >> British barrister Stephen Mason, director of digital evidence research >> at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, told >> lawyers at a Sydney seminar last week the digitisation of signatures >> was just another step in the evolution of evidence. >> >> >> >> "In the 19th century, English judges had to cope with changes such as >> rubber stamps, seals and printing," he said. >> >> >> >> "The form of a signature is irrelevant, it's the function it performs >> that's critical." >> >> >> >> In one British case a contract was amended by email despite neither >> party signing the document in the traditional way. >> >> >> >> Other judges have found that an email address alone can constitute a >> signature. >> >> >> >> "When I draft a contract now, I require a manuscript signature," Mr >> Mason said. "Digital signatures are complex and not well understood." >> >> >> >> Oliver Frank, general practitioner >> 255 North East Road, Hampstead Gardens >> South Australia 5086 >> Ph. 08 8261 1355 Fax 08 8266 5149 >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Gpcg_talk mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Gpcg_talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
