Civic OS: Toward a Human-Verified Digital Public Sphere
How can a digital platform establish genuine human participation without becoming the custodian of people's identity documents, biometric material, and political choices? This extended article presents the problem and the architecture CivicOS has developed in response.
It follows the participant journey from on-device verification to discussion, identity-separated voting, and a checkable receipt. It also examines the mobile engineering achievement, the democratic values behind the design, and the current trust boundaries that guide the next stage of work.