Google has added Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) technology to its Google Wallet platform to strengthen user privacy in digital identity systems.
The company confirmed this feature is active and enables users to verify their age across apps, websites, and devices, without disclosing personal information.
According to Google:
“We will use ZKP where appropriate in other Google products and partner with apps like Bumble, which will use digital IDs from Google Wallet to verify user identity and ZKP to verify age.”
Furthermore, the tech giant has plans to open-source its ZKP tools, allowing other wallet providers and developers to adopt privacy-first authentication systems.
This development stems from Google’s effort to create a privacy-preserving identity layer, especially as more online services like dating platforms require age validation. It explained:
“Given many sites and services require age verification, we wanted to develop a system that not only verifies age, but does it in
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