Italy fines Meta €805 million over access to Android users' photos and videos
Summary
The Italian Data Protection Authority fined Meta Platforms €805 million ($887 million) for accessing photos and videos of Android users' galleries without their explicit consent, Bloomberg reported on Saturday 14 November. The authority said Meta accessed users' photos without their 'specific' consent, CBS News reported, putting the fine at $880 million. Italy fined Meta for using Android users' photos and videos on Facebook without proper consent, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, and ABC News wrote that Meta violated a European privacy directive incorporated into Italian law.
Latest: The Italian Data Protection Authority fined Meta €805 million ($887 million) for accessing photos and videos of Android users' galleries without their explicit consent, Bloomberg reported, CBS News putting the fine at $880 million and ABC News writing that Meta violated a European privacy directive incorporated into Italian law.
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How it unfolded
Saturday 14 November
The Italian Data Protection Authority fined Meta €805 million ($887 million) for accessing photos and videos of Android users' galleries without their explicit consent, Bloomberg reported, CBS News putting the fine at $880 million and ABC News writing that Meta violated a European privacy directive incorporated into Italian law.
- 14:22ABC News Meta fined $887M in Italy over Android gallery photos, videos on Facebook
- 13:39LA Times Meta fined $887 million in Italy over Android, Facebook images
- 13:33CBS News Italy fines Meta $880 million over accessing users' photos
- 12:53The Philadelphia Inquirer Meta fined $887 million in Italy over Android gallery photos and videos on Facebook
- 09:53Bloomberg Italy Fines Meta €805 Million Over Access to Users’ Photos