Google and Google Cloud collaborate to advance private identity technology together.
In a groundbreaking move, Self, a zero-knowledge (ZK) identity protocol focused on privacy-first digital verification, has partnered with Google Cloud to redefine how digital identity and compliance function within the decentralized internet. This collaboration aims to make private, verifiable digital identity a standard feature of Web3 ecosystems.
Key aspects of the partnership include the integration of Self’s zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technology into Google Cloud’s Web3 Portal and AI-powered search tools, enhancing privacy and security in identity verification. The partnership also embeds proof-of-humanity ZKPs into Google Cloud’s Testnet Faucet to improve Sybil resistance, preventing fraudulent identities in decentralized systems.
A pioneering Mainnet Faucet is in development, using exclusion proofs from Self's integration with the OFAC sanctions list to conduct sanctions screening in real-time, ensuring regulatory compliance without compromising privacy. This partnership also supports Google Wallets in the United Kingdom and privacy-first age verification compliance efforts across the European Union.
Google Cloud's Web3 tools and Self's ZKP-based identity technology are seen as crucial for supporting real users rather than just abstract network actors. The partnership reflects a broader industry movement toward secure, decentralized identity systems that can scale globally.
Self, currently the only fully audited ZK-based identity protocol by zkSecurity, operates across both iOS and Google Play platforms. Google Cloud, which has been running a validator on Celo since 2018, supports broader ecosystem growth, especially for sustainability-focused projects.
The Self-Google Cloud collaboration marks a significant step toward making private, verifiable digital identity a standard feature of Web3 ecosystems. By leveraging zero-knowledge proofs, this partnership enables secure, compliant, and privacy-first identity verification across decentralized applications and regulatory environments.
- This partnership between Self and Google Cloud will integrate Self’s zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technology into Google Cloud’s Web3 Portal and AI-powered search tools, fostering privacy and security during identity verification within the industry.
- The partnership embeds proof-of-humanity ZKPs into Google Cloud’s Testnet Faucet to strengthen Sybil resistance and combat fraudulent identities in decentralized finance (DeFi) systems.
- Self's ZKP-based technology and Google Cloud's Web3 tools are key in supporting real users instead of abstract network actors, reflecting an industry shift toward secure, decentralized identity systems that can scale globally.
- Leveraging zero-knowledge proofs, the collaboration enables secure, compliant, and privacy-first identity verification for users of decentralized applications (dApps) and personal-finance platforms, adhering to regulatory environments and fostering adoption of fintech, data-and-cloud-computing, and artificial-intelligence advances within the business sector.
