Depending on the context in which the electronic signature is used, such consequences might range, under existing law, from the signature data holder being bound by the contents of the message to liability for damages.
根据现有法律，这类后果轻重不一，从签字装置持有人在法律上受电文内容的约束到损失赔偿责任不等，视使用电子签字的场合而定。