> a government-issued smartcard

Where are governments involved in directly issuing smartcards?

The one "in my wallet" (spoiler: actually lurking in the back of my desk drawer, I use it so rarely) is issued by a private company who just happen to be on the government's list.

You know I was saying that in the context of gp asking if it’s legal to sign in Apple preview which is essentially appending a picture of your signature to a pdf with no guarantee from a third party if it’s you that signed it.