And by the same token incorrect deductions could be made...
 
I attended the wedding of a Jewish friend and as a mark of respect wore a skull cap which can be seen in some of the photos as so assumption might lead people viewing the photo to assume I'm Jewish when in fact I'm C of E.
 
Similarly names can also be tricky as they often have religious origins/connotations but it isn't always possible to infer someone's religious beliefs from their name.  My cousin's surname, Hyams, is of Jewish origin yet my uncle is C of E.

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Subject: Re: [data-protection] Is your name racial or ethnic data ?

I'm a little lost.  I didn't intend to amuse, but certainly not to offend either.  I was simply describing what my picture shows.  Ethnicity and health may be deduced from it, as may, to a limited extent, religion.

Nick Landau wrote:
Not amusing!

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I suspect this may be the same discussion as photographs.  Mine shows an apparently healthy non jewish (no cap) white male

Brenda Scourfield wrote:
We are intending to publish our Building Regulations and Planning
Applications on our web site. By publishing the applicant's name are we
disclosing or suggesting their ethnic origin ? For example, does Ahmed ibn
Mohammed disclose sensitive personal data any more than Joe Bloggs, or
Francois Granjard ?

I hasten to add that these are names I have made up.

We do not intend to identify disabled adaptions.

What have other Authorities done ?

Thanks
Brenda

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