Google Cloud has partnered with Self, a zero-knowledge (ZK) identity protocol, to bolster enterprise ZK adoption.
Identity protocol powered by ZK Self has announced that it has partnered with Google Cloud to accelerate the adoption of its Web3 infrastructure and AI capabilities among verified human users.
As indicated in the press release, the partners intend to provide the Web3 developer ecosystem with new AI capabilities.
Specifically, they will investigate methods for integrating the Self Protocol with AI search tools in its Web3 Portal.
The Testnet Faucet on Google Cloud will also be integrated with Self’s zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) for Sybil resistance. Methods to prevent or mitigate Sybil attacks, in which a malicious entity employs numerous fake identities/nodes to obtain control over a network, are referred to as the latter.
Finally, Google Cloud will introduce a “first-of-its-kind” Mainnet Faucet offering. Self’s exclusion confirmations from its OFAC list will be employed to facilitate sanctions screening. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is a division of the United States Department of the Treasury responsible for administering and enforcing economic and trade sanctions.
The barrier to entry for developers building in this space is being reduced by the acceleration of AI in the Web3 developer ecosystem, according to Richard Widmann, Head of Strategy for Web3 at Google Cloud.
Google Cloud collaborates with Celo and Self to integrate ZKP-enabled identity technology with Web3 developer tools on the Google Cloud Web3 Portal. Widmann contends this will “evidence the timeliness and value of these technologies.”
In that regard, Self endorses off-chain and onchain attestations; however, the latter are executed on the Celo blockchain.
Google Cloud has been a Celo partner since 2018. It has supported its development and sustainability-focused businesses within the ecosystem, in addition to operating a validator. To safeguard the network from assaults, a network validator verifies new transactions.
‘1 Billion Biometric Passport Holders’
Third-party zkSecurity audits the Self team, according to the team. They assert that the zero-knowledge technology guarantees privacy and safety. They claim that any individual or entity, including the protocol developers, cannot access users’ data. Additionally, information is not retained by a third party.
Furthermore, the protocol employs zk-SNARK (Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-interactive Argument of Knowledge) cryptography to verify that the individuals are human. This also enables them to disclose less sensitive data if they choose. For instance, the team asserts that they are permitted to reveal their age but not their date of birth.
Additionally, Self reports that there are more than 8 million users, 1 billion biometric passport bearers from 129 countries, and “tens of millions” of biometric ID holders in 27 EU countries, Turkey, Ukraine, Vietnam, Ghana, and Saudi Arabia.
The most recent partnership between Self-Google Cloud and Google “signals an ongoing dedication” by the two organizations to “enhance Google Wallets in the UK for age verification (April 2025) and, more recently, to support EU age assurance in July 2025, to promote the privacy and protection of users.”
Marek Olszewski, co-founder of Self, expressed gratitude for Google’s selection of their SDK to offer secure, privacy-first identity solutions and further advance AI and Web3 innovation for real people.
