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OkCupid gave 3 million dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says (arstechnica.com)

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The FTC said that “OkCupid provided the third party with access to nearly three million OkCupid user photos as well as location and other information without placing any formal or contractual restrictions on how the information could be used.” OkCupid “did not inform consumers or give them the chance to opt out of such sharing,” the FTC said.

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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The FTC said the data-sharing violated the OkCupid privacy policy,
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OkCupid spokesperson said in a statement provided to Ars today. “The alleged conduct at issue does not reflect how OkCupid operates today. Over the years, we have further strengthened our privacy practices and data governance to ensure we meet the expectations of our users.”

Translation: we updated our privacy policy to indicate that we can sell our user's data to third parties, so now we can fuck our users without breaking laws