Italy fines Meta for unauthorized access to user photos
The Italian data protection authority has fined Meta 805 million euros for accessing the photos and videos of approximately 20 million Android users without explicit consent. The regulator found that the Facebook app used a single generic permission to access device galleries via a feature enabled by default. Meta has 60 days to disable the functionality and seek specific authorization for the feature.
- The Italian data protection authority imposed a fine of 805 million Euro on Meta.
- Meta accessed photos and videos of Italian Android users without consent or prior notification.
- The sanction targets the Facebook feature called 'Get suggestions from the gallery', which has been available since 2023.
- Meta has 60 days to disable the default functionality.
- The fine represents about 0.47 percent of the group's global revenues.
- Meta was penalized for accessing photos and videos of 20 million Android users without consent.
- The investigation found Facebook accessed personal galleries of about 20 million users in Italy.
- The Italian regulator determined the application requested a single generic gallery access permission.
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