US FTC bars OkCupid and Match from privacy misrepresentations
→Privacy teams must align data-sharing claims with actual controls
Change
US FTC settled with OkCupid and Match Group Americas through an order barring misrepresentations about privacy practices.
Why it matters
The proposed order covers personal-data collection, disclosure, deletion and protection claims. It also covers privacy controls, consumer choices and opt-out mechanisms.
Implications
- — Privacy compliance teams must correct inaccurate data-handling statements - misrepresentations breach the FTC order.
- — Product teams must align privacy-control interfaces with actual processing - misleading controls create enforcement exposure.
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