Sven Quadflieg, born in 1983, is a professor at the Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences. He studied design at the Folkwang University of the Arts and the Zurich University of the Arts and earned his doctorate at the HFBK Hamburg. In his research he is interested in political and social design and the mutual influences and dependencies between design and society. He is a member of the DGTF and the International Gender Design Network.
Klaus Neuburg, born in 1977, is a trained architect and professor for Media Design with a focus on Interactive Media at the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel. His work and research sits at the intersection between media, design and architecture, society and computer science, paying specific attention to social contexts. He is co-founder of the journalistic NGO Froh.
Simon Nestler, born 1983, is a professor for Human-Computer Interaction at Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt. He studied computer science at the Technische Universität München and received his PhD in the field of Human-Computer Interaction. He researches and consults on UUX (Usability & User Experience) of government applications and is a member of the presidium of the Gesellschaft für Informatik, a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and of the German UPA.

Frontmatter 1
Content 4
(Dis)obeying Algorithms? Introductory Thoughts on the Power of Algorithms and the Possible Necessity of Resisting it 6
The Dialectics of Dis-Obedience. Notes from the Crystal Palace 24
Surveillance, Artificial Intelligence and Power 48
Embodied Algorithmic Optimization. How Our Bodies are Becoming a Product of Code 70
The Lock Down City and the Utopian Program of Open Interfaces 102
Hacking Google Maps 136
The Algorithmic Construction of Space 148
Torn Between Autonomy and Algorithmic Management. (Dis)Obedience of Solo Self-Employed Working via Digital Platforms 172
A Crack in the Algorithm's Facade. A Fundamental Rights Perspective on "Efficiency" and "Neutrality" Narratives of Algorithms 194
When Search Engines Discriminate. The Posthuman Mimesis of Gender Bias 226
Discrimination by Correlation. Towards Eliminating Algorithmic Biases and Achieving Gender Equality 250
The Power of Algorithms and the Structural Transformation of the Digital Public 294
Reclaim your Face and the Streets. Why Facial Recognition, and Other Biometric Surveillance Technology in Public Spaces, Should be Banned 318
Identity 5.0: How to Fight Algorithms Online (Fast). Heuristic Compressions of Personality Concepts (Dis)Obedient to Algorithmic Power—from Film, Television and a Cult Classic Novel 342
About the Authors 372