Compared to regular SIM cards.
SIMs are easier to swap if needing to switch phone, but I only see this as a convenience. I don’t see why it would be more private.
I have little knowledge on how eSIMs work, but something in the back of my mind, tells me that somehow, eSIMs are bad for privacy :(
Anybody care to share their views on this?
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It doesn’t have full hardware access, it’s sandboxed.
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Nvm that may be a GrapheneOS only thing, idk
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What do you mean by simcards “run”? I thought they only stored data?
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Yeah I knew about nfc. That’s kinda wild. Didn’t realize it could actually process anything on card.
It is called Java Card https://www.oracle.com/java/java-card/
Nope, they are computers that run a Java-based OS.
If we want to talk about smartcards in general (contactless, chip-based, dongle-based) some of them only store/retrieve data, some only store a single unchangeble identifier, but others like banking cards & transit cards tend to run a small operating system that you can talk to, and even run applications on.
With a cheap USB card reader, you can actually interact with the operating system on a chip-based bank card using Linux