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Will this be admissible in court of law ? I know docusign is.

On what basis is it determined that particular signing tech is admissable

It varies by jurisdiction, but examples like this show that very little can be needed.

https://www.businessinsider.com/judge-ruled-thumbs-up-emoji-...

Varies by jurisdiction of course. Under American law and similar systems the admissibility of a type of evidence is established by it having been admitted before, and the initial admission is based on the judgement of some individual judge.

> American law and similar systems the admissibility of a type of evidence is established by it having been admitted before

It’s also been statute since 2000 [1].

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Signatures_in_Glo...

It would also vary by use-case. Some regulated industries have specific standards required for an electronic signature — and hitting those standards is typically an add-on cost for systems like Docusign.

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