Article Title

The Digital Signature: Your Identity by the Numbers

Authors

W. Everett Lupton, University of Richmond

Abstract

Electronic commerce is the future of business. Today electronic commerce is a $3.6 billion industry. Thousands of businesses use the Internet to buy and sell their wares. As individuals and businesses increasingly use the Internet for commerce, contracts are moving online too. Because electronic commerce is conducted online, it is infeasible to make contracts through the traditional paper method. An electronic contract can be sent halfway across the world in seconds; whereas the same contract on paper would take days or weeks.

Recommended Citation

W. E. Lupton, The Digital Signature: Your Identity by the Numbers, 6 Rich. J.L. & Tech 10 (1999).
Available at: https://scholarship.richmond.edu/jolt/vol6/iss2/7