[jeffbee]

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.

[JumpCrisscross]

> 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...

[mbauman]

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.