OT: utility account transfer frauds

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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Hansen" <davidh@spidacom.co.uk>
To: <ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: OT: utility account transfer frauds


> On 10 Oct 2002 at 14:03, Peter Tomlinson wrote:
>
> > To bring it back on topic, what assurance are we going to have that
> > misuse of our digital signatures will be dealt with by the law?
>
> I think this has already been thought of.
>
> Because it is "impossible" to forge a digital signature you will be
> responsible for anything that is signed this way.

Ouch.... that's _really_ going to hurt someone sometime then... one is
wondering what muppet told them that ?   Are you allowed to act as your own
expert witness in court ?

Cheers,
            JJ