How Taiwan’s Unlikely Digital Minister Hacked the Pandemic | WIRED

Audrey Tang says tech can build trust, tame misinformation, and strengthen democracy. Her plan might even work in the US.

Save this story Save this story In early February, Taiwan had a mask supply problem. Howard Wu, a 35-year-old software engineer, watched as Covid-19-induced stress levels rose in his social media feeds. Friends and family were swamping LINE, Taiwan’s most popular messaging app, with up-to-the-minute reports saying which local convenience stores still had masks in stock—or were completely out. So Wu started hacking. In the space of a single morning, he put together a website using Google Maps to coordinate the crowdsourced info pouring in from the messaging app. Anyone could contribute. Conveni

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