Hannah
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:47:11 +0000

OkCupid Gave 3 Million User Photos to a Facial Recognition Company — The FTC Fined Them $0

your dating profile pics are training an AI to recognize faces and there’s literally nothing you can do about it

3 million photos. Zero restrictions. Zero fines. Clarifai still has every single one.

Match Group just settled with the FTC over OkCupid secretly feeding user photos to an AI facial recognition company back in 2014. the punishment? a pinky promise not to do it again. the data? still out there. the AI models trained on your face? still running. this is fine.

🧩 Dumb Mode Dictionary (click for more details) 📖 The Backstory: How Your Dating Profile Became AI Training Data (click for more details) 🔥 The Cover-Up Was Worse Than the Crime (click for more details) 📊 The Numbers That Should Make You Delete Your Dating Apps (click for more details) 🗣️ Reactions: Nobody Is Happy About This (click for more details) 🧠 Why This Actually Matters More Than You Think (click for more details)

Cool. Your Face Is Training an AI Somewhere and Nobody Got Punished. Now What the Hell Do We Do? ( ͡ಠ ʖ̯ ͡ಠ)

🛡️ Build a Dating App Photo Audit Tool (click for more details) 💰 Create a Privacy-First Dating App (Yes, Really) (click for more details) 📝 Start a 'Data Rights as a Service' Consultancy (click for more details) 🔧 Build a Browser Extension That Flags Data-Leaking Apps (click for more details) 🛠️ Follow-Up Actions (click for more details)

Quick Hits

Want… | Do…
Know if your photos were shared | File a CCPA/GDPR data access request with Match Group
Protect future dating app photos | Use unique photos not posted elsewhere + strip EXIF metadata before uploading
Make money from this mess | Build privacy audit tools, data rights consulting, or privacy-first alternatives
Delete your dating app data | Use the “delete my account” option AND file a separate data deletion request
Stay informed on data breaches | Follow @FTC on social media + subscribe to haveibeenpwned.com alerts

your face was worth $0 to the FTC. maybe it’s time you decided what it’s worth to you.

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