[1] The interface is a device designed and used to facilitate the relationship between systems.

[2] (To) interface is a verb (I interface, you interface ...). The interface occurs, is action.

[3] The interface exists in the crease between space and time; it is a device and simultaneously a situation. It is rendered (updated under thoughtful conditions) and emergent (joining into something new).

[3] The interface collects traces: traces and remains of all agents/agencies which converge in it.

[4] The interface is the tip of the iceberg of a complex system of agents/agencies, of interdependent infrastructures, codes, data, applications, laws, corporations, individuals, sounds, spaces, behaviors, objects, protocols, buttons, times, affects, effects, defects ...

[5] An interface is designed within a cultural context and in turn designs cultural contexts.

[6] The interface responds and embodies the economic logic of the system in which you enroll. It is a political device.

[7] The ideology of the interface is always embedded in the interface itself, but it is not always visible.

[8] Can we make the invisible visible? The more present interfaces are in our lives, the less we perceive them.

[9] The interface uses metaphors that create illusions: I am free, I can go back, I have unlimited memory, I am anonymous, I am popular, I am creative, it's free, it's neutral, it is simple, it is universal. Beware of illusions!

[10] The standard calls for a universal subject and generates processes of homogenization, but reduces the complexity and diversity . What is not standard?

[11] Users are entitled to know what the interface hides. Access to knowledge is a fundamental right.

[12] In the design of the interface, not only skills but also emotions and affections are deployed. How are emotions produced and circulated in interfaces?

[13] The user uses the interface perform agency, they coproduce each other and therefore they have the ability to define, redefine and contradict themselve by action or omission.

This workshop sought to critically reveal, analyze and connect the complex network of agents that converge on the configuration of the Interface. During a 3 weekend-long workshop we revealed, deconstructed and re-articulated the material and immaterial elements that construct the Interface in order to reflect on its role and influence within the social, political, economic, cultural and emotional spheres of the networked society. Therefore, the main goal of the workshop was to stimulate and re-appropriate subjectivity, an essential process in the generation of critical thought about the true nature of technology, and in the imagination of alternative techno-paradigms which may coherently respond to our environmental and human conditions.

Far from being a purely immaterial entity, the Internet is an extremely complex physical structure composed by a massive number of actors that have a direct and deep impact in every aspect of our daily lives. Despite its crucial role in many aspects of our society, the material and computational architectures that allow the Internet to exist are widely ignored by most of its users. Thus, this workshop seeks to critically reveal and analyze the complex network of agents that come together to configure the Internet, from submarine and underground cables to geopolitics, online tracking, surveillance and privacy. The workshop will strongly focus on uncovering and analyzing common online tracking practices used by major marketing and advertising corporations. To achieve this purpose, we will look into the forensics of the physical pathways of information, and will apply reverse tracking methods aimed at drawing a map of the many corporations that covertly access and commodify our data.

B-FACE, 2016. Diego Paonesa.
Touching Software, 2016. Ben Grosser.
Defooooooooooooooooooooorest, 2016. Joana Moll.
Google & Friends, 2015. The Institute for the Advancement of Popular Automatisms.
Dance for mobile phones, 2015. Evan Roth.
CO2GLE, 2015. Joana Moll.
Body Interfaces, 2015. Tina Madsen.
Interfight, 2015. César Escudero Andaluz.
Anxious to Make, 2015. Liat Berdugo & Emily Martinez
Facebook mood modificator, 2014. Lauren McCarthy.
Tapebook, 2014. César Escudero Andaluz.
Google Image Quiz, 2014. Silvio Lorusso.
Vincent's Facebook, 2013. Cubanradio.
Dark side of the Prism, 2013. Justin Blinder.
Portrait of a web server, 2013. Jan Robert Leegte.
The Bible as a hyperlink, 2013. Jan Robert Leegte.
Mouse Pointer, 2013. Jonas Lund.
Level Cleared, 2012. Evan Roth.
File Món, 2012. César Escudero Andaluz.
Facebook Demetricator, 2012. Ben Grosser.
Untitled Internet, 2012. Constant Dullaart.
Reload the Love, 2011. Ben Grosser.
Newstweek, 2011. Julian Oliver.
Facebook Bliss, 2010. Anthony Antonellis.
Google Variations, 2010. Leonardo Solaas.
Net Sonification, 2008. Zach Layton.
The Internet Overexposed, 2008. Jan Robert Leegte.
Jodi, 1999 - 2016. Jodi.

BROWSER PLUGINS

NO SCRIPT
Allows executable web content such as JavaScript, Java, Flash, Silverlight, and other plugins only if the site hosting is considered trusted by its user and has been previously added to a whitelist

PRIVACY BADGER
Blocks advertisements and tracking cookies that do not respect the Do Not Track setting in a user's web browser

DISCONNECT
Visualizes and blocks invisible sites that track your search and browsing history

GHOSTERY
Enables its users to easily detect and control javascript code that are embedded in a web page, invisible to the user - freeware but proprietary code

REQUEST POLICY
Increases your browsing privacy, security, and speed by giving you control over cross-site requests

WHAT FACEBOOK THINKS YOU KNOW
Allows you to navigate how FaceBook collects your data

FACEBOOK TRACKING EXPOSED
Acts as a third party in your service: it is able to measure how much these algorithms are not neutral


MOBILE APPS

FDROID
A software repository for Android applications, similar to the Google Play store, containing only apps which are free software

AFWALL+
An advanced iptables firewall editor for Android. It provides fine-grained control over which Android apps are allowed to access the network

CSIPSIMPLE
A Voice over Internet Protocol application for Android operating system using the Session Initiation Protocol, with support for ZRTP encryption

ORBOT
A free software project to provide anonymity on the Internet for users of the Android operating system. It acts as an instance of the Tor network

ORFOX
A Tor Browser for Android, with a few minor modifications to the privacy enhancing features to make them compatible with Firefox for Android

SIGNAL
Free, worldwide, encrypted voice calls for iPhone, and fully compatible with RedPhone for Android - Proprietary code used for voice calls

CHAT SECURE
A free and open source messaging app that features OTR encryption over XMPP (Jabber)

CYANOGENMOD
An open-source operating system for smartphones and tablet computers, based on the Android mobile platform


DATA TRANSPARENCY

IPHONE TRACKER
Maps the information that your iPhone is recording about your movements

COOKIEPEDIA
Provides detailed information all about cookies, the types of data they collect, and the websites that use them.

FLOODWATCH
A Chrome extension that tracks the ads you see as you browse the internet

TERMS OF SERVICE
A project started in 2012 to help fix the “biggest lie on the web”: almost no one really reads the terms of service we agree to all the time

PANOPTICLICK
Analyzes how well your browser and add-ons protect you against online tracking techniques, checks if your system is uniquely configured, and thus identifiable, even if you are using privacy-protective software


BROWSERS

TOR BROWSER
A modified Firefox ESR, pre-configured to protect users' privacy and anonymity on the web, bundled with Tor to allow users to use the Tor anonymity network


ENCRYPTION

TAILS
A live operating system, that you can start on almost any computer from a DVD, USB stick, or SD card, which aims at preserving your privacy and anonymity

GPG
A complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard, which allows to encrypt and sign your data and communication

LUKS
Linux Unified Key Setup or LUKS is a disk encryption specification, which specifies a platform-independent standard on-disk format for use in various tools

VERACRYPT
An open-source freeware utility used for on-the-fly encryption. It can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file or encrypt a partition or the entire storage device with pre-boot authentication

ONIONSHARE
An open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share a file of any size

OTR CHAT
Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging allows you to have private conversations over instant messaging

POSTEO MAIL
An email provider based in Berlin with a strong focus on sustainability and security

PROTONMAIL
An encrypted-email service which uses client-side encryption to protect email contents and user data before they are sent to ProtonMail servers


DATA VISUALIZATION

OPEN VISUAL TRACEROUTE
An pen source cross-platform Java Visual Traceroute, packet sniffer and Whois. Data is displayed in a 3D or a 2D map component

LIGHTBEAM
Enables you to see the first and third party sites you interact with on the Web, using interactive visualizations, and shows you the relationships between these third parties and the sites you visit

NMAP
A security scanner used to discover hosts and services on a computer network, thus creating a "map" of the network

WIRESHARK
A free and open source packet analyzer, used for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and communications protocol development, and education


OTHERS

JUST DELETE ME
A website and browser extension which helps you delete your accounts from many web services

FAKE IDENTITY GENERATOR
Generates a fake name, address, date of birth, username, password and biography

RUIN MY SEARCH HISTORY
Ruins your Google search history with a single click

GUERRILLA MAIL
Disposable Temporary E-Mail Address

ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION
RISEUP
AUSTISTICI
TACTICAL TECH COLLECTIVE
SERVUS.AT
DATA UNION
INSTITUTE OF NETWORK CULTURES
DISRUPTION NETWORK LAB
NETWORKED LABOUR
SHARE LAB
SHARE FOUNDATION
ANNE HELMOND
DYNAMICS OF VIRTUAL WORK
DYNE.ORG
GLOBAL GUERRILLAS
SHARE FOUNDATION
DATA ACTIVE
BITS OF FREEDOM

SECURITY IN A BOX
MY SHADOW
EXPOSING THE INVISIBLE
FACEBOOK ALGORITHMIC FACTORY
METADATA INVESTIGATION: INSIDE HACKING TEAM
ANNE HELMOND
INSITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF POPULAR AUTOMATISMS
DISNOVATION
CITIZEN EX
DATA DEALER
COMMODIFY US
RUIN MY SEARCH HISTORY
HOW MUCH IS YOUR DATA WORTH?
CRITICAL ATLAS OF INTERNET
MAP OF THE INTERNET

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RESEARCH
JOANA MOLL
ANDREA NONI

MANAGEMENT & COORDINATION
TERE BADIA
CLARA PIAZUELO
MARTA GRACIA
HANGAR

EUROPEAN CONSORTIUM IMAGIT
Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design – HfG (Karlsruhe, Germany) coordinator of the project.
HANGAR (Barcelona).
Hungarian University of Fine Arts – HUFA (Budapest, Hungary).
Brainz (Prague, Txec Republic).