The Internet has created a sense that the electronic future could contain fun and color, individuality and purpose. The open paradigm for information access was a boon to creative expression, say Internet boosters. Too often, the direction of our future is seen as if a dream image of gray file cabinets of magnetic tape with every personal consumer transaction recorded for immediate sale to a marketing company, or worse. How electronic court filing would impact privacy is still an open question. Currently privacy is not adequately protected on the Internet.
Economic issues are important.
At the end of the meeting I felt like trading places with my counterparts in private industry. They had operational court filing systems. I had words about plans about ideas to someday make one. They had revenue streams to cover expenses, while I had potential cost savings that logically should free up funds. If you're not sure what a digital signature looks like, try out the tutorial at Xcert , a Vancouver, B.C.-based software company.