The inspiration for this project came from 3 places.

• Firstly, I don't particularly enjoy being monitored everywhere I go.

It takes something from you, even if you don't realize it. I grew up in an era where people weren't under 24/7 video surveillance and privacy was the default. Who are 'The Watchers'? What do they do with the footage? Is there really any way to know? I'm not foolish, I know that there is nothing I can do to stop it, but I don't have to accept it silently. If you're going to record me, then you're going to have to hear what I have to say. I was never consulted about it, so just as 'The Watchers' did, I have re-written the terms of the deal without asking.

And there is nothing they can do about it.

• Secondly, watching the Hong Kong protests in 2019/2020.

These oppressed people literally having to protest with blank sheets of A4 paper without a voice after their government broke the terms and conditions. Some of these same people now protesting the London Mega Embassy in the UK in fear of the same violation. Thanks to dedicated YouTuber, Lewis Hand and his channel TeamTaiwanUK, live coverage has been available. This is where I noticed, people with cameras everywhere, security guards recording, police body cams, shadowy figures in the periphery recording the participants, surveillance cameras covering every angle.... Why, what for? Going to record me? Fine, but now your video is going to carry MY message for anyone to see.

And there is nothing they can do about it.

• Third and finally, online censorship.

Social Media platforms are not the moral police at the behest of governments or corporations. This must be resisted at all costs. The Signet bypasses all known forms of automated keywork triggering and reporting based censorship.

And there is nothing they can do about it.

Stay tuned, more to come...