Text of (original) draft EU DIGITAL

[T Bruce Tober]

In message <199804031144.MAA29666@ns0.zergo.com>, Liaquat Khan
<lkhan@zergo.com> writes
>
>The terms used are indeed confusing, however this is not the first time 
>these have been used!
>Electronic signature is supposed to be a 'general' term implying any 
>electronic writing which is to serve the purpose of a signature.  Digital 
>signatures, on the other hand, are supposed to be a subset of electronic 
>signatures, created by using asymmetric cryptography (i.e. technology 
>specific).

Thanks Liaquat,

 Granted the terms are confusing and seemingly redundant. But I like
this explanation, it makes eminent sense to me and I would like to see
it adhered to.


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