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Last Update: 10/27/2026 at 6:00 AM EST
FTC Privacy Enforcement
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The Federal Trade Commission’s privacy enforcement focuses on business practices involving consumer data, including how information is collected, disclosed, protected, and represented to users.
The supplied evidence illustrates these concerns through the FTC matter involving Match Group and OkCupid, where the agency alleged that millions of user photos and other data were shared with facial-recognition company Clarifai without adequate notice. The settlement included restrictions on misrepresenting privacy practices and compliance obligations. The broader subject is how regulatory action can address sensitive-data handling and business privacy promises.
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Important
The FTC settled in 2026 against Kochava, Inc. for selling sensitive geolocation data under Section 5 as California's Delete Act and DROP deadlines tighten data-broker deletion duties.
6/26/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
The FTC imposed a ten-year consent order on Kochava in the United States, requiring stronger consent, oversight, retention, and consumer controls for precise location data.
9/15/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
X Corp. petitioned the FTC on May 15 to modify a 2022 privacy consent decree, as EFF and partners urged the FTC to deny the request.
7/2/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
The FTC settled with Match Group in Washington, DC over OkCupid sharing nearly three million profile photos to Clarifai for facial recognition training without user notice.
3/30/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
FTC reached a settlement with Match Group Americas and OkCupid over alleged privacy-policy conflicts involving AI-related sharing of user photos and location data.
6/22/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
FTC settlement with data broker Kochava in the USA requires explicit consent for sensitive precise location data sales and imposes deletion and supplier-assessment controls.
5/5/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
The FTC in 2026 seeks to block Kochava and Collective Data Solutions from selling precise location data without affirmative express consent in a District of Idaho proposed order.
5/5/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
The FTC approved a 2-0 settlement in Dallas requiring OkCupid and Match Group Americas to follow a 10-year compliance program after undisclosed transfer of millions of photos for Clarifai facial recognition training.
4/1/2026 • Privacy Technology & AI • General
The U.S. FTC in a court action sought compliance against Match Group and OkCupid over alleged undisclosed photo and personal data sharing with Clarifai beginning in September 2014.
4/2/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
FTC settlement proposal in the United States bars Match Group Americas and OkCupid from misrepresenting biometric-related data practices after alleged Clarifai sharing.
3/30/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
The FTC said OkCupid and Match settled claims over Clarifai facial recognition data access in a case alleging missing user notice and no opt-out opportunity.
3/30/2026 • Privacy Technology & AI • General
Interesting
On March 30, 2026, the FTC settled with Match Group and OkCupid over alleged secret photo sharing with a facial recognition startup.
3/29/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
The FTC announced a settlement with OkCupid over undisclosed facial recognition access to nearly three million user photos, including demographic and location data, after a 2014 Clarifai contact.
4/1/2026 • Consumer Privacy & Digital Rights • General
The FTC and Match Group settled a Dallas federal court case on OkCupid data sharing with Clarifai after alleged undisclosed transfer of photos and location data in 2014.
3/29/2026 • Corporate Data Practices & Accountability • General
The FTC closed a settlement involving OkCupid and Match Group over facial recognition photo and location data sharing, determining no monetary penalty was necessary.
4/4/2026 • Corporate Data Practices & Accountability • General