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OkCupid gave 3 million dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says
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OkCupid has settled an FTC lawsuit alleging it shared user photos with a facial-recognition company. The settlement follows claims that the dating app provided roughly three million photos to the firm. The agreement resolves accusations that OkCupid illegally disclosed personal data to Clarifai.
Written from all 5 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Hacker News·FTC Action Against Match and OkCupid for Deceiving Users, Sharing Personal Data
- TechMeme·Match Group agrees to settle an FTC lawsuit claiming it illegally shared user data from the OkCupid app with facial recognition tech company Clarifai in 2014 (Jonathan Stempel/Reuters)
- Engadget·OkCupid settles FTC case on alleged misuse of its users' personal data
- The Verge·OkCupid settles claims it shared user photos with a facial recognition company
- Ars Technica·OkCupid gave 3 million dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says
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