Which Properties has an Icon? A Critical Discussion on Evaluation Methods for Standardised Data Protection Iconography

Interdisciplinary Research Group in Socio-technical Cybersecurity

Which Properties has an Icon? A Critical Discussion on Evaluation Methods for Standardised Data Protection Iconography

Arianna Rossi, Lenzini Gabriele
Abstract:
Following GDPR's Article12.7's proposal to use standardized icons to inform data subject in "an easily visible, intelligible and clearly legible manner," several icon sets have been developed. In this paper, we firstly critically review some of those proposals. We then examine the properties that icons and icon sets should arguably fulfill according to Art.12's transparency provisions. Lastly, we discuss metrics and evaluation procedures to measure compliance with the Article.
Authors:
Arianna Rossi, Lenzini Gabriele
Publication date:
2021
Published in:
Springer, Proceedings of the 8th Workshop on Socio-Technical Aspects in Security and Trust (STAST)
Reference:
Arianna Rossi, Lenzini Gabriele: Which Properties has an Icon? A Critical Discussion on Evaluation Methods for Standardised Data Protection Iconography

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