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A digital signature made using a government-issued smartcard is always a legal signature in Europe.

• logifail 5y ago
  > 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.
  • kaetemi 5y ago
    Belgium and Estonia, at least. It's part of the national id.
    • FDSGSG 5y ago
      Just off the top of my head: Germany, France, Finland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Romania (in Cluj, soon everywhere) I'm sure there are many more. E: Also Croatia, Czechia, Latvia, Liechenstein, Lithuania, Slovakia
• dsomers 5y ago
  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.