Google has open-sourced its Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) libraries to promote privacy in age assurance and support EU age assurance through a partnership with Sparkasse.
ZKP allows individuals to prove specific information about themselves, like age, without sharing additional data, enhancing privacy in digital interactions.
The open-sourcing of ZKP aims to facilitate the development of privacy-focused applications, enable businesses to meet privacy needs, and provide developers with a tool to build privacy-enhancing solutions.
The move aligns with the European Union's eIDAS Regulation, encouraging the integration of privacy-enhancing technologies like ZKP into the European Digital Identity Wallet, with Google's ZKP tools readily available for integration.