Italy fines Meta $887M for accessing users’ photos without specific consent
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Summary
Italy announced an $887 million fine against Meta over Facebook’s use of photos and videos from Android users’ galleries without specific consent. Investigators found that a gallery-suggestion feature was enabled by default and that Facebook requested access through one permission notice.Key Facts
- Italy announced the fine on Saturday.
- The fine is $887 million.
- The fine concerns Meta’s use of photos and videos from Android users’ Facebook galleries.
- Investigators found that Facebook enabled a feature to suggest photos from users’ galleries by default.
- Facebook requested access to users’ photo libraries through a single permission notice.
- The issue involved users’ consent to access their personal photo libraries.
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