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Re: Show HN: FalsiScan – Make it look like a PDF has been hand signed and scanned

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Very nice, just wondering the security implications of having those nice PNGs stealed, someone can sign anything in your behalf...

Adding some known pattern to the signature that can be recognized later in the print would be nice if you need to prove that it was not actually signed by you. But if you get to this point it is already a big mess...

Re: Show HN: FalsiScan – Make it look like a PDF has been hand signed and scanned

#6
I don't get the magical power of a signature at all. Everybody can write my name under a document.

This project basically allows you to forge your own signature. Is it still legally binding? Do these rules even remember the original intent?

Re: Show HN: FalsiScan – Make it look like a PDF has been hand signed and scanned

#9
Mac’s pdf viewer Preview has a signature capture feature built in that’s pretty slick. I use it all the time and haven’t encountered an objection. Tbh I’d wonder why you need to fuzz up and fake scan the image. If someone’s requiring that the doc be “signed in ink” or some such, more power to you!

Re: Show HN: FalsiScan – Make it look like a PDF has been hand signed and scanned

#10

I don't get the magical power of a signature at all. Everybody can write my name under a document. This project basically allows you to forge your own signature. Is it still legally binding? Do these rules even remember the original intent?

The question is, can you forge your own signature? If both parties agree that the document is legally binding it seems a bit unlikely that the document would fall under the forged label.

Though I am not a lawyer.

It's also worth noting that digital signatures throughout the european union have legal status.

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