Summary
Italy’s Data Protection Authority fined Meta €805 million over a Facebook feature that accessed Android users’ photo galleries without clearly explaining how the photos and videos would be used. The regulator ordered Meta to turn off the feature by default within 60 days and obtain separate user consent.Key Facts
- The fine concerns about 20 million smartphone users in Italy.
- Facebook’s feature suggests photos and videos from a phone gallery as ideas for posts.
- Facebook sought access to photo galleries through a single app-wide authorization.
- The regulator said the notice did not clearly explain that gallery access would be used to generate suggestions.
- The authority cited the number of people affected, the feature’s continued use, and Meta’s lack of cooperation when setting the fine.
- Meta also owns Instagram and WhatsApp.
- A New Mexico judge ordered Meta last month to pay $25 billion over its handling of Facebook user data.
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