Google to integrate Digilocker in Google Files

Google has announced that it will integrate DigiLocker, a government-issued document storage service, into the Files app on Android so users can access government-verified documents from the app in India.

Google has partnered with the National eGovernance Division (NeGD), established by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), to roll out the DigiLocker integration within the Files app. The documents saved in Google Files will be stored in an isolated environment on the device and will be accessible only through a unique lock screen authentication.

DigiLocker is a key initiative under Digital India, which offers a secure cloud-based platform for the storage, sharing and verification of documents and certificates. It currently has more than five crore downloads on Play Store. It uses APIs to retrieve, digitise and store documents issued by the government.

Royal Hansen, Vice President, Privacy, Safety, and Security at Google, said, “As the number of digital users and businesses grow in India, so do the attack surfaces. Analysing and improving cybersecurity across surfaces is no longer a human-scale problem, it needs to be supplemented with sophisticated technology. AI can help respond to these unprecedented challenges efficiently, effectively, and at scale.”