I have seen several websites today making claims about the future of eNotaryLog. Since none of these sites are rock-solid sources like The New York Times or the Wall Street Journal, I won't repeat the claims. One of the sources I watched was a video,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypGA38BprfU
In the video the presenter demonstrated her eJournal from the eNotaryLog website. I noticed the file extension of the downloaded file was .csv which stands for comma separated values. (I've never watched videos from this presenter before and can't vouch for her.)
I've never used eNotaryLog,but if I were to make a .csv file of my current paper journal it would look something like this:
24 July 2023 21:30Z, Other Jurat BCA Oath, Bilbo Baggins, personally known
24 July 2023 21:30Z, Other Jurat BCA Oath, Hermione Granger, personally known
22 February 2024 23:00Z, Jurat DS-3053, Leroy Gibbs, Other ID #1 DOD ID
csv files can be easily loaded into Excel to make then easier to manipulate, and then exported back to the .csv format so no one would ever know you touched them. They have no security at all.
I wonder if all eJournal downloads from RON, IPEN, and electronic journal companies are this easy to manipulate.
The take away is that some day you might have to depend on your downloaded eJournal. If the download isn't in a tamper-proof format and for any reason you lose access to the online version, your journal is about as credible as a loose-leaf binder written in pencil. |
