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Because paper and ink are impossible to Forge...
Easier than a date stamp on a digital file? No.
Easier than a file's checksum? Yes.
Depends, but fair point.
Nobody writing laws knows what a checksum is.
Maybe it's time they learn it, 60 years after its introduction, since they're working in a field that now primarily deals with electronically stored information.
I’ve been thinking that for 30 years.
Nothing yet. They’re actually getting worse.
In Germany, they still use Fax machines to share files.