An artificial intelligence company’s alleged capture of OkCupid Inc. profile data without users’ approval has prompted a state court lawsuit in Illinois.
The complaint filed Thursday in Illinois Circuit Court in Chicago alleges that the company, Clarifai, violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
The New York Times reported in July 2019 that Clarifai allegedly created a “face database” of OkCupid users to train its facial recognition tools, according to plaintiff Jordan Stein’s complaint. Stein claims Clarifai worked with an investor tied to OkCupid to gain access to the data.
The complaint follows Facebook Inc.'s $550 million settlement to end ...
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