FTC: OkCupid and Match, sharing user photos with a third party privacy case

US Federal Trade Commission · decided Mar 30, 2026 · Settled

The FTC alleged OkCupid gave a third party unauthorized access to users' personal data, contrary to its privacy promises.

The case

Against: Humor Rainbow, Inc. (OkCupid)
Regulator: US Federal Trade Commission
Decided: Mar 30, 2026
Status: Settled
Outcome: OkCupid and Match Group Americas are barred from misrepresenting their privacy practices.

1 dated entry

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Mar 30	Decision: FTC: OkCupid and Match, sharing user photos with a third party	Decision	Link

When	Case	Kind	Status	Filed
Oct 5Status Conference tentatively in 10dnext date	In re Consumer Vehicle Driving Data Tracking LitigationStatus Conference tentativelyActivePrivacyN.D. Ga.	Privacy	Active	Jun 7, 2024
Oct 6Next Case Management Conference in 11dnext date	In re Meta Pixel Healthcare LitigationNext Case Management ConferenceActivePrivacyN.D. Cal.	Privacy	Active	Jun 17, 2022
Oct 14An in-person status hearing is in 19dnext date	In re Clearview AI Consumer Privacy LitigationAn in-person status hearing isSettledPrivacyN.D. Ill.23% equity stake in Clearview AI	Privacy	Settled	Jan 8, 2021
Apr 19, 2027Jury Trial in 7monext date	United States v. Cerebral (health data for ads)Jury TrialSettledPrivacyS.D. Fla.$7 million	Privacy	Settled	Apr 12, 2024
Aug 31Filed 25d agofiled	Isbell v. SunoActivePrivacyD. Mass.	Privacy	Active	Aug 31
Aug 21Filed 35d agofiled	Dutch DPA fine: Uber, automated driver deactivationDecidedPrivacyDutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)EUR 824,990,000	Privacy	Decided	Aug 21
May 21Filed 4mo agofiled	Texas AG v. Meta and WhatsApp: encryption claimsActivePrivacyTexas Attorney General	Privacy	Active	May 21
May 12Filed 4mo agofiled	Flowers v. MicrosoftActivePrivacyN.D. Ill.	Privacy	Active	May 12

Caption and links

Federal Trade Commission v. Humor Rainbow, Inc. and Match Group Americas, LLC