[MyData & Open Data] Personal data & privacy logo

[Sally Deffor]

Hi Edafe,
Interesting! Thanks for that. Yes, one of the many messages the brand seems
to be communicating to people!

Sally

On 15 October 2014 13:24, Edafe Onerhime <edafe at ekoner.com> wrote:

> Hi Sally
>
> What I get from the logo is that it represents safety and privacy of
> personal data. The icon makes me think "person" and "protection" are the
> they key messages. If this is the message the brand is trying to convey,
> then, from my perspective, it has succeeded.
>
> Cheers
>
> Edafe
>
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 1:00 PM, <mydata-open-data-request at lists.okfn.org>
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>>    1. Thoughts on the 'personal data & privacy' name/brand
>>       (Sally Deffor)
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> As we now have the logo for the Working Group available to be used (see
>> here
>> <
>> https://drive.google.com/a/okfn.org/?tab=mo#folders/0ByBC-sFwdwtJZGZub0NfWGN4SWs
>> >),
>> we are planning some promotional materials (fliers, stickers etc) to
>> inform
>> others about the group and what we aim to do. However, we think it's a
>> good
>> idea to revisit the use of the name 'personal data & privacy' and whether
>> is still an appropriate representative brand of what  we do actually a
>> year
>> into its existence, given our objectives at the beginning.
>>
>> Laura shared some interesting  thoughts on what she gets from that name,
>> especially since  'open' is not represented in the name. Personally, given
>> the broad range of issues I have seen folks engaging with in the group
>> (including myself), I would say that the name has taken on a broader
>> meaning that originally intended.
>>
>> It would be really great to hear your thoughts on this.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Sally
>>
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