Google and Google Cloud collaborate to progress privacy-focused identity technology
In a significant move towards enhancing privacy and security within the Web3 ecosystem, Google Cloud and Self have announced a partnership to integrate Self's zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technology into Google Cloud's Web3 developer tools and AI capabilities.
This collaboration aims to revolutionize digital identity and compliance within the decentralized internet, marking a significant step towards making private, verifiable digital identity a standard feature of Web3 ecosystems.
Key aspects of the partnership include:
- Integration of Self Protocol into Google Cloud’s Web3 Portal: Google Cloud is set to embed Self’s ZKP-based identity technology into its Web3 developer tools, enabling AI-powered innovations while ensuring user privacy.
- Sybil Resistance via Zero-Knowledge Proofs: Google Cloud’s Testnet Faucet will employ Self’s proof-of-humanity ZKPs to prevent Sybil attacks, where malicious actors create multiple fake identities to control or manipulate networks.
- Mainnet Faucet with Sanctions Screening: Google Cloud plans to launch a Mainnet Faucet that incorporates Self’s exclusion proofs to enforce compliance with sanctions lists such as OFAC, adding a layer of regulatory compliance using ZKPs.
- Onchain and Offchain Attestations: Self supports both offchain attestations and onchain attestations that operate on the Celo blockchain. Google Cloud, with its longstanding partnership with Celo, further strengthens the integration of Self’s technology onchain.
- Promoting Privacy-first Identity Solutions in AI and Web3: The cooperation demonstrates a commitment to privacy and protection by using Self’s SDK to deliver secure identity solutions that facilitate AI adoption and Web3 innovation for real users.
With a reach of over 8 million users and support for biometric passport holders across 129 nations, including tens of millions of biometric ID holders in 27 European Union countries, Self is poised to make a significant impact on the digital identity landscape.
This partnership is an extension of previous collaborations, with Self having been involved in privacy-first age assurance compliance efforts across the European Union. Notably, Self was chosen to provide age verification for Google Wallets in the United Kingdom earlier this year.
By combining cryptographic privacy assurances with Google Cloud's cloud infrastructure and developer tools, Self aims to make private, verifiable digital identity a standard feature of Web3 ecosystems. Google Cloud leadership sees the integration of Self's ZKP-based identity technology with Web3 tools as timely and valuable for supporting real users.
Google's choice to implement Self's SDK for identity solutions further validates Self's role in shaping the future of privacy-conscious Web3 and AI development. Google Cloud plans to integrate Self's zero-knowledge proof technology into several key offerings, including the Web3 Portal and Google Cloud's Testnet Faucet.
[1] Self Documentation: https://docs.self.xyz/ [2] Google Cloud Blog Post: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/identity-security/self-zero-knowledge-proof-identity-protocol-joins-google-cloud-to-improve-privacy-and-security-in-web3
- The collaboration between Google Cloud and Self aims to revolutionize the finance, fintech, and technology sectors through data-and-cloud-computing and artificial-intelligence by making private, verifiable digital identity a standard feature of Web3 ecosystems.
- Google Cloud's integration of Self's zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technology into its Web3 Portal and AI capabilities will enable AI-powered innovations while ensuring user privacy across multiple industries.
- The partnership will promote privacy-first identity solutions, addressing compliance issues within the industry by incorporating Self's technology into Google Cloud offerings like the Web3 Portal and Google Cloud's Testnet Faucet.
