FTC bars OkCupid and Match from privacy misrepresentations
Privacy teams must align data-sharing claims with actual operating controls
Change
US FTC settled with OkCupid and Match Group Americas through an order barring misrepresentations about privacy practices and data-sharing controls.
Why it matters
The order covers personal-data collection, disclosure, deletion and protection claims, plus privacy controls and consumer choices. The stipulated final order carries the force of law on court approval.
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.
- — Legal review teams must block unsupported privacy-policy claims - the order covers collection, disclosure, deletion and protection promises.
Who is affected
- — Privacy compliance teams
- — Product teams owning privacy controls
- — Legal teams approving privacy policies