My #OkCupid Premium subscription has ended on Monday.

Yesterday, on Tuesday, 5 people liked my profile (but seeing who did is a Premium feature) and several sent me an intro (which is basically a like with an attached message).

That's way more than I got in an average _month_.

This means two things:

1) The algorithm prioritizes OkCupid's revenue and "getting me back" over actual matchmaking.

2) If you want your profile shown to way more people than usual, cancel your subscription.

Match auf #OkCupid gerade. Wir unterhalten uns nett und sie hat wohl auch ADHS.
Kommt aber aus #Magdeburg und will dort nicht weg und ich kann perspektivisch nicht aus #Hannover weg.

Ist eigentlich schon wieder zum scheitern verurteilt. 🙈🥺😫

#Dating

Amy Goodman is on Jon Stewart's podcast this week, and it's well worth a listen.

My first TV interview about Match Group was on her show, and it was a live one, just a few hours after the Guardian article came out. If nothing else, it taught me not to do any live interviews again! Still, it was an interesting experience.

Note how well I curate my background with neat bookshelves, showing a load of boring books that I think reflect my personality.

#DemocracyNow #AmyGoodman #News #Interview #Democracy #Guardian #JonStewart #Podcast #Dating #Tinder #Hinge #OkCupid #Safety #Whistleblower #Books #Tetley #Tea #Dodgy #Technology

Clarifai deletes 3 million photos that OkCupid provided to train facial recognition AI, report says | TechCrunch

The photo deletion comes after an FTC settlement with Clarifai. The company had asked OkCupid — whose executives had invested in Clarifai — to share data in 2014, according to court documents.

TechCrunch
AI Facial Recognition Firm Deletes Millions of OkCupid User Photos Shared Without Consent

User photos were used to train facial recognition technology.

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OkCupid épinglé pour un transfert de photos d’utilisateurs vers une société d’IA - Next

I signed up for #OkCupid a week ago and it's nothing but scammers. Any woman that is semi attractive and me to chat on telegram after about three chat messages. Now, I know that real women are usually inundated with people messaging them, so I don't hold it against anyone if they don't message back, but it would be nice if, say, 1 in 20 were real and responded.

#Dating

Hast Du auch nix zu verbergen? Dann ist die #DatingApp #OkCupid genau Dein Ding. #Datenschutz und #Privatsphäre werden ja auch totaaal überbewertet.  
https://heise.de/-11252832
Millionen Fotos aus Dating-App weitergegeben: Match Group unter Beobachtung

Sensible Daten von Millionen Nutzern sollen bei einem Biometrie-Startup gelandet sein. Die FTC lässt die Verantwortlichen mit milden Auflagen davonkommen.

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Not OK, Cupid: #Dating app used 3 million user photos for #AI training without consent — and got no fine

https://adguard.com/en/blog/okcupid-ai-data-collection-privacy.html

#OKCupid #privacy #OnlineDating

Not OK, Cupid: Dating app used user photos for AI training

Signing up for a dating app is risky enough. Your photos, location, and personal data going to some AI company? That wasn't part of the deal

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OkCupid accused of secretly sending millions of users' photos and location data to biometrics firm Clarifai in 2014, risking permanent inclusion in facial‑recognition systems. FTC settles with mild conditions, no fine; long‑term oversight imposed. 🔍📸⚖️ Read: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Dating-App-OkCupid-US-Authority-Criticizes-Secret-User-Data-Transfer-11252960.html #OkCupid #Privacy #FTC
Dating App OkCupid: US Authority Criticizes Secret User Data Transfer

Sensitive data from millions of users allegedly ended up with a biometrics startup. The FTC lets those responsible get away with mild conditions.

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