Digital Signatures

http://www.arx.com/digital-signatures-faq

A digital signature takes the concept of traditional paper-based signing and turns it into an electronic fingerprint or stamp. This coded message, is unique to both the document and the signer and binds both of them together. Digital signatures help organizations sustain signer authenticity, accountability, data integrity and non-repudiation of electronic documents and forms. Many people want to know how safe are digital signatures. This website suggests that digital signatures are more safer than handwritten signatures because any changes made to an electronically signed document are clearly indicated and will immediately invalidate the signature, thereby protecting against forgery. Personally, I would be very hesitant by using digital signatures. Technology is so advanced today it would be hard for me to believe that digital signatures cannot be copy and pasted and used with other documents. Digital signatures are very popular with many companies but I personally would be very cautious when using them.