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The Way of a Warrant

Google

The Way of a Warrant

Opportunity

With privacy and data protection under heavy public scrutiny, Google wanted to explain its diligent method of handling sensitive requests from the government. We teamed up with Google’s Public Policy team to craft a charming video that confronted the issue head on and made the process easy-to-follow.

Shared Mission

To simplify the process, our idea was to tell the entire journey on a game board. Way of a Warrant gave viewers a better understanding of the operation, and added a sense of humanity to the complex subject. The video clearly demonstrated Google’s vigilance in narrowing data requests and protecting users’ information.

Positive Impact

The video – originally created for policy-makers only – has exceeded 1M views from Google users online.

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