Additionally, the Attorney General said its investigation determined that Online Buddies knew the vulnerabilities of its app. However, it failed to fix it for a year and to implement any stopgap protections. It failed to establish logging to detect any unauthorized access, warn Jack’d users, or change representations about the privacy of their private photos and the security of their personally identifiable information.
“This app put users’ sensitive information and private photos at risk of exposure and the company didn’t do anything about it for a full year just so that they could continue to make a profit,” said Attorney General James.
She added, “This was an invasion of privacy for thousands of New Yorkers. Today, millions of people across the country — of every gender, race, religion, and sexuality — meet and date online every day, and my office will use every tool at our disposal to protect their privacy.”
