"40 states currently have electronic authentication laws on the
books that are not necessarily consistent, Only federal legislation
can bring the nation up to speed with the technological advances
that allow digital signatures to properly function."
In a nutshell, you have the whole net-governance debate: can
multiple states grasp that they will need to be consistent, and so
work together -- or does a central father figure have to sort it out for
them? Which is more likely to inhibit innovation (e.g. a distributed
network that automatically translates terms and conditions from
one set to another ;-))? Which is most likely to happen, and why?
kerry
