Annie Minoff

Alex Blania is a co-founder of The World Project. I asked him about some of the pushback that it's received. What's your response to governments who have been uncomfortable with how you've rolled this out in the past?

What do you say to someone who might be in an Orb store right now trying to make this decision? Do I hand over to you, Alex Blania, and your company this very sensitive biometric data? What would you say to them?

What do you say to someone who might be in an Orb store right now trying to make this decision? Do I hand over to you, Alex Blania, and your company this very sensitive biometric data? What would you say to them?

What do you say to someone who might be in an Orb store right now trying to make this decision? Do I hand over to you, Alex Blania, and your company this very sensitive biometric data? What would you say to them?

It feels sci-fi. And it's your eye.

It feels sci-fi. And it's your eye.

It feels sci-fi. And it's your eye.

Should governments be doing this? I mean, you're doing this as a company, but verifying people's identities, you know, ID documents, that's traditionally been the purview of government.

Should governments be doing this? I mean, you're doing this as a company, but verifying people's identities, you know, ID documents, that's traditionally been the purview of government.

Should governments be doing this? I mean, you're doing this as a company, but verifying people's identities, you know, ID documents, that's traditionally been the purview of government.

So you really do see this as kind of a global infrastructure project?

So you really do see this as kind of a global infrastructure project?

So you really do see this as kind of a global infrastructure project?

How do you imagine world is going to make money?

How do you imagine world is going to make money?

How do you imagine world is going to make money?

So Angus, World has just launched in the U.S. finally. Why now?

So Angus, World has just launched in the U.S. finally. Why now?

So Angus, World has just launched in the U.S. finally. Why now?

World is initially launching in Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, and of course, in San Francisco, where the orbs have already been booted up. The QR code is invalid. And that means that more people will soon be pondering a choice, to scan or not to scan. Did you have any reservations? Were you debating it at all?