Julian Todd

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| education = Cambridge University

| occupation = Computer programmer

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| parents = Janet Todd

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Julian Todd is a British computer programmer and activist for freedom of information who works in Liverpool.{{cite web|url=http://www.freesteel.co.uk/wpblog/2006/09/the-un-as-evidenced-on-the-streets-of-liverpool/|date=4 September 2006|title=The UN as evidenced on the streets of Liverpool|first=Todd|last=Julian|publisher=Freesteel blog}}

He was inventor and co-founder of Public Whip with Francis Irving, and also the affiliated TheyWorkForYou website, a project that parses raw Hansard data to track how members vote in the UK Parliament. Initially risking prosecution for reusing the raw data under Crown copyright, they were later successful in getting permission to use it.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2006/jun/08/epublic.freedomofinformation|title=Make it work for us, Ms Tullo|date=8 June 2006|publisher=The Guardian|first=Heather|last=Brook}} He has since extended this concept of parsing political transcripts to the General Assembly and Security Council of the United Nations to establish UNdemocracy.com in 2007.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/mar/13/internet.politics|title=Is it possible for geeks to fix the United Nations?|date=13 March 2008|publisher=The Guardian|first=Wendy|last=Grossman}}[http://undemocracy.com]

Todd is a Director of ScraperWiki.[https://scraperwiki.com/about ScraperWiki about page]

Todd also writes science fiction short stories, and is cited as a major inspiration for the Mundane science fiction movement.{{cite web

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| title = Geoff Ryman: The Mundane Fantastic: Interview excerpts

| work = Locus

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| date = January 2006

| url = http://www.locusmag.com/2006/Issues/01Ryman.html

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| accessdate = 2007-09-23}}