There are some things where fax still makes sense. Maybe I’m old, but I’m not a fan of “digital signatures” and “digital seals” for professional licenses. In cases where a document needs to be signed and/or sealed, I would much prefer a fax to a PDF with a “digital seal”
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Gutek8134@lemmy.world 1 week agoAre they still using fax?
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Modern PDF signing creates a digital fingerprint showing the device it was used on, whose credentials were used, a timestamp, and even a location if location services are turned on.
But yea, I guess all that just can’t compete with the ironclad security of a fucking ink pen. Oh, sorry. A copy of an ink pen. So much more secure and traceable.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
There are some things where fax still makes sense
Nope.
Fax is insecure, you’d be better off signing w/o a “digital seal” or whatever and emailing it in. You can also print, sign, scan, and send, just like w/ a fax, but send as a PDF instead of insecurely over the telephone wires.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
I don’t use fax… I was not aware that it was insecure but I guess that makes sense.
Burghler@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
On God.
gabelstapler@feddit.org 1 week ago
Largest market for fax machines…
Num10ck@lemmy.world 1 week ago
and floppy discs
Klear@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Not true. Their goverment stopped requiring floppy disks… *checks notes* …last year!
Num10ck@lemmy.world 1 week ago
im sure its still the biggest market.