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Digital Signatures: Will Government Registration of Users Mean That Anonymity in Transactions on the Internet Is Forever Lost?

Overview Internet consumers have long taken anonymity for granted. Increases in commerce in cyberspace have created a need for consumer protection measures on the Internet. Digital signatures seek to meet this need in two important ways. First, they provide validation of data and identity to ensure that information has not changed between origin and reception. Second, they validate identity if pseudonyms or other anonymous processes are not used. This paper argues that digital signature laws must be carefully crafted with consumer protection in mind.

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Publisher	University of Illinois	File Format	PDF
Date Published	December 2004	Downloads	42
Format	White Papers
Topics	Digital Signatures

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