What is the legal status of digital signatures in my country?

🇺🇸 United States: Digital signatures are legally binding as per the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN) and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA).

🇪🇺 European Union: The eIDAS (Electronic Identification, Authentication and Trust Services) regulation standardizes digital signatures across EU member states, making them legally binding.

🇨🇦 Canada: Digital signatures are legally recognized under PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act).

🇦🇺 Australia: The Electronic Transactions Act recognizes the legality of digital signatures.

🇮🇳 India: The Information Technology Act gives legal recognition to digital signatures.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: The Electronic Communications Act and the eIDAS regulation govern the use of digital signatures.

🇨🇳 China: The Electronic Signature Law of the People’s Republic of China recognizes and regulates digital signatures.

🇧🇷 Brazil: The Brazilian Digital Certification system (ICP-Brasil) provides a legal framework for digital signatures.

🇯🇵 Japan: The Electronic Signature Law provides the basis for the legal recognition of digital signatures.

🇿🇦 South Africa: The Electronic Communications and Transactions Act provides for legal recognition of digital signatures.

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates: The Electronic Transactions and Commerce Law recognizes digital signatures.

🇸🇬 Singapore: The Electronic Transactions Act provides the legal basis for digital signatures.

🇳🇿 New Zealand: The Electronic Transactions Act recognizes the legality of digital signatures.

🇰🇷 South Korea: The Digital Signature Act governs the use of digital signatures.

🇹🇷 Turkey: The Electronic Signature Law provides a legal framework for digital signatures.