And on top of immediate privacy issues, the expansion of digital ID services does increase the demand for verification in the future. On its website, Apple envisions a world where you can use this digital ID for more than just verifying identity for flights.

Incode Technologies Inc., an identity verification platform, is in preliminary talks to raise between $150 million and $300 million from investors at a valuation of as much as $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.