That creepy date isn't the only one swiping right on your dating photos

OkCupid gave 3 million dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/okcupid-match-pay-no-fine-for-sharing-user-photos-with-facial-recognition-firm/

#OkCupid #Photos #Privacy #Security #Surveillance #FTC #Tech

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞: 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐜𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭

Between late February and early March 2026, #PCH reportedly became the target of a ransomware operation attributed to the group #Anubis, active in the double-extortion ecosystem.

https://www.suspectfile.com/publishers-clearing-house-ransomware-attack-bankruptcy-and-the-collapse-of-trust/

#ARB #Data_Breach #FTC #PII #Ransomware

#OkCupid gave 3 million dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, #FTC says

OkCupid and its owner #Match Group reached a settlement with the #Trump administration for not telling dating-app customers that nearly 3 million user photos were shared with a company making a facial recognition system. OkCupid also gave the #facialRecognition firm access to user location information and other details without customers' consent, the #FederalTradeCommission said.
#privacy

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/okcupid-match-pay-no-fine-for-sharing-user-photos-with-facial-recognition-firm/

OkCupid gave 3 million dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says

OkCupid and Match settle with Trump FTC, don't have to pay any financial penalty.

Ars Technica
🌕 FTC 指控 OkCupid 將 300 萬張用戶照片提供給人臉辨識公司
➤ 當隱私淪為私人投資的「公關工具」:OkCupid 的數據共享風波
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/okcupid-match-pay-no-fine-for-sharing-user-photos-with-facial-recognition-firm/
約會軟體 OkCupid 與母公司 Match Group 近期與聯邦貿易委員會(FTC)達成和解,解決了關於其在 2014 年未經用戶同意,將約 300 萬張用戶照片及位置資訊提供給人臉辨識公司 Clarifai 的指控。儘管兩家公司在此協議中無須支付罰款,但必須永久禁止對其數據處理與分享方式進行誤導性陳述。該事件揭露了當年企業高層透過私人投資關係,在未設任何合約限制的情況下分享大量敏感用戶數據的亂象。
+ 這種透過高層裙帶關係擅自交換用戶個資的做法簡直令人震驚,沒有罰款的和解根本起不到任何警示作用。
+ 雖然這發生在 2014 年
#科技隱私 #數據安全 #FTC 監管 #人工智慧倫理
OkCupid gave 3 million dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says

OkCupid and Match settle with Trump FTC, don't have to pay any financial penalty.

Ars Technica
OkCupid settles FTC case on alleged misuse of its users' personal data

The lawsuit dates back to

Engadget
OkCupid gave 3 million dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says

OkCupid and Match settle with Trump FTC, don't have to pay any financial penalty.

Ars Technica
Remember when Mastercard pressured Steam to remove a bunch of NSFW games? The FTC says that's not cool—sort of

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PC Gamer
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The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against OkCupid and its affiliate Match Group Americas over allegations OkCupid deceived users of its dating app by sharing their personal information,

Federal Trade Commission
OkCupid Settles FTC Case On Alleged Misuse of Its Users' Personal Data - Slashdot

OkCupid and parent company Match Group settled an FTC case dating back to 2014 over allegations that the dating app shared users' photos and other personal data with a third party without proper disclosure or opt-out rights. Engadget reports: According to the FTC, OkCupid's privacy policy at the ti...

FTC Takes Action Against Match and OkCupid for Deceiving Users by Sharing Personal Data with Third Party

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against OkCupid and its affiliate Match Group Americas over allegations OkCupid deceived users of its dating app by sharing their personal information,

Federal Trade Commission