For this pre-conference workshop we are interested in the following themes:

• The politics and ethics of algorithmic communication and security

• Challenges of the employment of AI in policing, social services, etc.

• Privacy and security in the context of the internet of things

• Roles and implications of corporate, governmental and civil society production of algorithmic communication

• Accountability and agency in the ‘black box society’

• The role of human/civic rights in the context of AI and algorithmic security

• Necessary policies, regulatory frameworks, and relevant standards

• Robot protests: sociopolitical cyberconflicts and resistance to algorithmic security