Match Group settles US FTC claims it illegally shared OkCupid user data

Core Viewpoint - Match Group settled a lawsuit with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the unauthorized sharing of personal data of OkCupid users with an external company, Clarifai, which is a facial recognition technology firm [1][2]. Group 1: Legal Settlement - The settlement prohibits Match Group from misrepresenting user privacy and requires the company to certify compliance with privacy standards [2]. - Match Group neither admitted nor denied any wrongdoing in the settlement [2]. Group 2: User Data Sharing - The FTC's lawsuit highlighted that OkCupid users were not informed that their data would be shared with Clarifai in 2014, which was against OkCupid's privacy policies [2].