Is an 'X' enough to make a contract legally binding?
In short: In an era of automation and easy forgery, the traditional way we verify identity through handwritten signatures is fading. This video explores the declining role of the signature design in modern verification.
As modern life becomes increasingly automated, using a person's specific signature design for verification is becoming a thing of the past. This shift is driven by the difficulty of proving authenticity based on a signature alone and the rising ease of forgery.
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