hansoloJul 21, 2025

Counter Proposal for Privacy Flag

https://lemmy.today/post/33980922

Show threadPropaGandalfJul 21, 2025

Hey, I saw your comment in the other thread. Thank you for your engagement, this really shows that people care about their digital presence. However, in my opinion, your proposal is more related to data security than data privacy. I see how the two are interlinked but I really like the symbol of active resistance, symbolized by the hand, towards the big surveillance apparatus, depicted by the eye for a flag that represents privacy.

From a practical perspective, the other flag is also a bit simpler, if we replace the high-res hand with a simpler vector drawing.

I propose something like this:

Show threadhansolo

I do like this version better than the other one with the detailed hand. That being said, to your point about data security, it’s more so that we’re sort of splitting a finite set of motifs. Even the icon for this community is a shield and an eye. The eye being the threat, not the community represented by the flag, IMO means minimizing the eye, though I can see how you would feel the “stop” hand in the eye does the same thing. I just don’t agree with that.

Also, just me personally, the all-blue just seems boring to me. This blue is slightly bluer, so it doesn’t give me the BSOD vibe at least, but this just seem closer to a logo for a data removal subscription service than a flag. Not that mine isn’t exactly far from that either, but still.

Jul 21, 2025 at 10:56amWeb
Show threadPropaGandalfJul 21, 2025
I see your point. Fair enough :)