3 million dating app photos used for AI training before FTC privacy enforcement

The FTC finalized a long-running privacy case over OkCupid data shared with Clarifai for AI training without user consent.

Roughly 3 million user photos, along with location and demographic data, were provided in 2014 without formal agreements, notice, or an opt-out.

The order requires deletion of the data and model, and bars false claims about data practices for 20 years.

The case highlights growing scrutiny of how dating-app data is used in AI development and privacy violations.