Clarifai deletes 3 million photos that OkCupid provided to train facial recognition AI, report says

The FTC investigation revealed that OkCupid provided 3 million user photos to AI company Clarifai in 2014 for facial recognition training, violating its own privacy policies, with both companies concealing this data sharing for years. This case highlights critical risks around third-party data sharing partnerships and the long regulatory tail of privacy violations, as the FTC investigation didn't begin until 2019 despite the incident occurring 12 years ago. IT organizations face significant reputational, legal, and compliance risks when data governance controls fail to prevent unauthorized sharing of user data, particularly for AI training purposes.