House Nixes Digital Signature Bill

Seth Scali writes "The Electronic Signature in Global and National Commerce Act was nixed by the House of Representatives on Monday. According to the article over at ZD Net, the vote was 234 to 122-- or about 1/2 of what would be needed to pass." It needed a 2/3 majority. Most Congressmen seem to agree that we need some sort of legally binding digital signature capability, but say they don't think the current proposal offered enough security or consumer protection. Oh, well. Maybe next time.