OkCupid gave 3M dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says
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- OkCupid and Match Group settled with the Trump administration for sharing nearly 3 million user photos and location data with a facial recognition firm without customer consent.
- No financial penalty was imposed; the companies agreed to a permanent prohibition against misrepresenting personal data use and sharing, without admitting or denying allegations.
- The FTC, under Republican control since Democratic commissioners were fired, submitted the settlement for court approval in Texas.
- OkCupid stated it settled with no monetary penalty, denied wrongdoing, and claimed improved privacy practices since the 2014 incident.
- Despite recent court limits on FTC enforcement powers, it can still pursue deceptive advertising claims and seek financial penalties through court actions.