The final bill defined an e-signature merely as any "electronic sound, symbol or process." Technology experts say the following are now legally binding "signatures" under the "sound, symbol or ...

The E-SIGN Act defines an electronic signature, which is legally binding, as an "electronic sound, symbol or process, attached to or logically associated with a record, and executed and adopted by ...

A 4-by-5-inch pad, the ePad is nearly the thickness of three credit cards. It has a window with the universal signature symbol, an “x” followed by a line, where signatures can be written with ...

In 1999, the Uniform Law Commission promulgated the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA). The primary purpose of UETA is to equate the enforceability and validity of electronic signatures ...

In June 2000, the U.S. government passed the E-sign bill, which gives electronic signatures the same legality as handwritten ones. See ESIGN Act, digital signature, digital certificate and biometrics.