By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 08/08/2026The last time I renewed my UK passport, I was gobsmacked by how *easy* and *sensible* it was. Local authorities have gotten in on the act: I renewed my absentee voting with Hackney Council last week and it was as simple as scanning a QR code, affirming my details, and clicking "submit." 16/ 21234
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 08/08/2026Around the world, a generation of public sector technologists duplicated and improved on the UK GDS's work. In Taiwan, a rogue public interest hacker named Audrey Tang led a group of digital guerrillas in a visionary project. 17/ 29610
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 08/08/2026They created shadow versions of every Taiwanese government website that scraped and remade the entire digital presence of the Taiwanese state to make public information and services accessible, legible and useful to its people. 18/ 11116
Greedling @greedling1729.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Audrey Tang and the civic hackers in Taiwan are amazing, the "pro-social media" platforms they have created hint at a bright future where tech enhances democracy youtu.be/xeATYZi1AF4?...youtu.beAudrey Tang | Full Episode 10.10.25 | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBSYouTube video by Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBS 020