This past year has been a turning point. One project has led into another, and I can’t help but reflect on the chain of events that led me to this mission.

This petition, founding a society for biometric rights, developing tech concepts to bridge gaos between ai and ethics… none of it was on my 2025 bingo card, but somehow it all makes sense.

At the end of last year, I was originally invited to lend my voice to an educational project focused on equity and anti-racism. While that initial recording never moved forward, I ended up working closely on the overall programming. Over time, I supported the creation and delivery of workshops for nonprofits and public organizations, learning how to speak about difficult topics and contribute to meaningful conversations.

I recognized that everything, every change, truly begins with an idea, followed by action.
The consulting and workshop creation experience gave me new language, new tools, and a new perception of concept to execution workflow.  

I developed a new found confidence to start exploring new ideas.

 One of those ideas led me into the world of product development, where I began learning about intellectual property; and that path brought me into contact with York University’s IP Innovation Clinic.

It was during that research and development (for an unrelated product)- that I found out my voice had been cloned.

The deepfakes using my voice and likeness had been uploaded and monetized without my knowledge or consent, multiple times, in various unsettling ways.

That moment shifted everything.

I assumed the protections I was putting in place for my original product could also protect things like my voice or likeness. 
I was wrong. 
The tech has moved faster than the laws have kept up.

That’s where this petition began.

As the petition grew, I realized awareness alone wouldn’t be enough. I began quietly building out the infrastructure we would need : tools, systems, and protections that could support this petition’s goals in a practical and ethical way.

That work has since become the foundation for SOBIR, the Society for Original Biometric Identity Rights, and a parallel technology project designed to support ethical AI integration.

While those projects are still in development, they were born directly out of the need this petition made impossible to ignore.

Every name added tells policymakers that this matters. That we care. That we see what’s happening, and we expect accountability.

We’ve now surpassed 2,500 signatures.

please keep sharing.

THANK YOU.