Meta fined $887M in Italy over Android gallery photos, videos on Facebook
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Summary
Italy fined Meta Platforms Ireland Limited €805 million ($887 million) for using Android users’ gallery photos and videos on Facebook without specific consent or adequate disclosure. The Italian Data Protection Authority said the feature was enabled by default and ordered Meta to disable it within 60 days and obtain separate consent.Key Facts
- The fine amounts to about 0.47% of Meta’s global turnover.
- The feature was called “Get suggestions from gallery when browsing Facebook.”
- Facebook requested access to users’ galleries through one permission that covered multiple app functions with different purposes.
- Italy’s authority said the feature violated a European privacy directive incorporated into Italian law.
- The directive requires free and informed consent for access to smartphones as part of a person’s private sphere.
- The authority said Meta’s lack of cooperation with the investigation affected the penalty.
- Meta Platforms Ireland Limited challenged Italy’s jurisdiction.
- Italy has about 20 million Android users.
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