Brandon Kerstens

Associate General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer Match Group

Conference Day One - 23rd March 2027

3:00 PM Case Study – FaceCheck vs GDPR: When Safety Innovation Hits a Regulatory Wall

Tinder's FaceCheck was built to solve a clear safety problem: helping verify users and reduce scams, impersonation and offline harm. But when Match Group tried to bring the tool to Europe, a year-long engagement with Ireland's DPC ended in a regulatory deadlock under GDPR. In this case study, Brandon Kerstens, Associate General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer, will share the inside story of that journey, from global regulator engagement to the contrasting outcomes in the UK and EU, and what it reveals about the difficult intersection of privacy, safety and digital regulation.

• Revealing where GDPR interpretations can limit safety innovation in practice.

• Comparing why the UK and EU diverged on the same safety tool.

• Examining how regulation can better align privacy, safety and accountability.

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