Re: Signature on Web Site

by Norman Bunn <norman.bunn(at)craftedsolutions.com>

Date:	Thu, 14 Mar 2002 15:20:26 -0500
To:	"Stephanie Thrasher" <steph(at)omsoft.com>, <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
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	todo: View Thread, Original

I used a signature before on a site, but only the first name 
(www.puertoricanpasofino.org).  Thought this was a reasonable compromise 
between the "comforting gesture" and "potential fraud".  Like you, I don't 
think the risk is that great, especially when limited to a first name.

Norman

At 02:14 PM 3/14/2002, Stephanie Thrasher wrote:
>Does anyone have any thoughts on this?  It seems to me that people do mass
>mailings of letters with their signatures on them all the time, and the
>signatures can easily be scanned.  I must be missing something.
>
>Stephanie
>
>
> > - NOTICED: Commitment page has John Hancock's signature. (No pun
> > intended)
> > - PROBLEM: It is not a good safety / security measure to put his real
> > signature on the website.  It may be a nice "comforting" gesture - but
> > overall not save at all.

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