Summary
Italy’s data protection authority fined Meta 805 million euros ($887 million) over a Facebook feature that accessed photos, videos, and related data on Android phones without specific user consent. The authority said the feature was enabled by default and ordered Meta to clarify its consent notice and turn off the default setting; Meta can appeal.Key Facts
- The fine is 805 million euros, about $887 million.
- The case concerns Facebook’s “Get suggestions from gallery when browsing Facebook” feature.
- The feature accessed photos, videos, and related metadata stored on Italian users’ Android smartphones, according to the regulator.
- The regulator said Meta’s consent process did not clearly explain the permissions users were granting.
- The photo-suggestion feature was enabled by default.
- The regulator said roughly 20 million Italian Android users could have been affected.
- The regulator cited Meta’s lack of cooperation and a previous violation that led to a 2019 fine.
- The proceedings did not address whether users’ content was used to train artificial intelligence.
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