Key quote:

> Even though it did not have any business relationship with OkCupid, the third-party data recipient asked the company to share large datasets of OkCupid user photos and related data with it because OkCupid’s founders were financial investors in the third party. OkCupid provided the third party with access to nearly three million OkCupid user photos as well as location and other information without placing any formal or contractual restrictions on how the information could be used, the FTC alleged.

I wonder what is this third party that the complaint does not list by name?

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hector_vasquez 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The FTC article links to the federal complaint[0] which names the third-party data recipient as Clarifai, Inc.

"In September 2014, the CEO of Clarifai, Inc. e-mailed one of OkCupid’s founders requesting that Humor Rainbow give Clarifai, Inc. (i.e., the Data Recipient) access to large datasets of OkCupid photos."

[0] https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/OkCupid-MatchCo...

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realreality 2 hours ago | parent [-]

So, your dating photos were going to a government contractor involved with AI killer drone technology.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarifai#Military_work

	▲	ronsor 36 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> Their technology was used by Unilever, Ubisoft, BuzzFeed And apparently also your deodorant, Assassin's Creed, and tabloid rags as well. That's what I call variety.

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CoastalCoder 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I'm wondering if this means 3 million copyright violations that could be litigated in civil court.

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alsetmusic 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> I'm wondering if this means 3 million copyright violations that could be litigated in civil court.

Outstanding observation! Class action suit in the making. Only lawyers get rich, but still could hurt the offenders financially.

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RiverCrochet 19 minutes ago | parent [-]

Look, I like the occasional $2 checks in the mail. For now, I can buy a candy bar with it.

	▲	busymom0 15 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Here in Canada, even a chocolate bar has now gone up to $3 at Walmart

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ImJamal 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Just guessing, but the third party company did not break a law or go against their privacy policy.

Reuters says it is "Clarifai" if you wanted to know.

https://www.reuters.com/world/match-group-settles-us-ftc-cla...

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rose-knuckle17 2 hours ago | parent [-]

no. but it seems possible, or even likely, that they used the pictures to train targeting for military drones (think Project Insight from Captain America:Winter Soldier).

I'm not sure privacy violations are the biggest concern here.

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ImJamal 29 minutes ago | parent [-]

Maybe privacy concerns aren't your biggest concerns, but they are for the FTC for a case like this.

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