cosmictrickster@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoThe old saying "a verbal agreement isn't worth the paper it's written on" could be tweaked for modern times as "an online agreement isn't worth the paper it's written on"message-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down111
arrow-up133arrow-down1message-squareThe old saying "a verbal agreement isn't worth the paper it's written on" could be tweaked for modern times as "an online agreement isn't worth the paper it's written on"cosmictrickster@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareReginaPhalange@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·edit-27 months agoI would think that a valid digital contract would involve 2 cryptographic digital signatures. Anything less than that is just a glorified, easily spoofed, text document
minus-squareCarighan Maconar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoNot the point. Like the person you replied to said, as long as you have proof then in many jurisdictions it doesn’t matter how the agreement was made. You can create a company here with a handshake (literally).
I would think that a valid digital contract would involve 2 cryptographic digital signatures. Anything less than that is just a glorified, easily spoofed, text document
Not the point. Like the person you replied to said, as long as you have proof then in many jurisdictions it doesn’t matter how the agreement was made.
You can create a company here with a handshake (literally).