At the 2017 Allied Media Conference (AMC), we presented a preliminary framework of consentful technology in a session called Building Consentful Technologies. Several months later, we released the Building Consentful Tech zine.

We're excited to share that an exciting group of technologists and organizers have put together a full track of sessions on digital consent for the AMC2018, inspired in part by the zine:

Consent is voluntary, imaginative, active, enthusiastic, creative, wanted, informed, mutual, and honest. What is consent beyond our physical bodies? Companies, governments, non-profits and more are increasingly relying on algorithms and data, to shape our embodied and digital futures. What does it mean when harassment, violence, and surveillance extend beyond our physical lives and into our digital identities and relationships, or vice-versa? In the Digital Futures of Consent track, we seek to highlight examples of algorithmic accountability, accessible digital privacy and security practices and re-imagine tech infrastructure to both demystify and think critically about a digital future based in consent. Participants will leave with educational materials, tech development processes, a sense of digital self-worth, an empowered data body, and organizing practices that will lead us towards a culture of consent.

Digital Futures of Consent Track Description

The sessions in the lineup will be:

The Digital Futures of Consent Track at AMC2018 is coordinated by Diana Nucera, Janice Gates, Houman Saberi, and Alice Aguilar. Read more about the track here and see more detail about the sessions here.

Published by Consentful Tech Project in Impact, Upcoming Events