{"id":66105,"date":"2026-04-01T03:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T03:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/match-group-settles-us-ftc-claims-it-illegally-shared-okcupid-user-data\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T03:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T03:01:02","slug":"match-group-settles-us-ftc-claims-it-illegally-shared-okcupid-user-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/match-group-settles-us-ftc-claims-it-illegally-shared-okcupid-user-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Group settles US FTC claims it illegally shared OkCupid user data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->March 30 (Reuters) &#8211; Match Group (MTCH) agreed to settle a U.S. Federal Trade \u200cCommission lawsuit claiming it gave \u200can outside company unauthorized access to personal data \u200bbelonging to millions of users of the OkCupid dating app.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The FTC said OkCupid users were never told their information &#8211; 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