Italy Fines Meta €805 Million for Android Gallery Access, Orders Consent Fix in 60 Days
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Updated · abcnews.com · Nov 14
Italy Fines Meta €805 Million for Android Gallery Access, Orders Consent Fix in 60 Days
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Nov 14
Summary
€805 million is the penalty Italy imposed on Meta for letting Facebook use photos and videos from Android users’ galleries without specific consent or adequate disclosure.
The Italian watchdog said Facebook’s “Get suggestions from gallery when browsing Facebook” feature was enabled by default and bundled gallery access into a single permission covering multiple app functions.
Meta now has 60 days to disable the feature and obtain separate consent for that use, a requirement affecting a market with about 20 million Android users in Italy.
The authority said the practice breached a European privacy directive incorporated into Italian law, and added that Meta’s lack of cooperation and failed jurisdiction challenge helped drive a fine equal to about 0.47% of global turnover.