Italy Imposes €805 Million Fine on Meta for Accessing Users’ Photos Without Consent

The Italian Data Protection Authority imposed a fine of €805 million on Meta, the owner of the Facebook platform, because the app accessed private photos and videos belonging to about 20 million Android users in Italy without obtaining their explicit consent.

The authority explained that the feature, available since 2023, allowed access to photo galleries and associated data without adequately informing users or obtaining valid consent from them.

The authority ordered the company to obtain explicit consent from users within 60 days and disable the feature by default, including for users who had previously granted the app general permission to access their photos.

Source: QNA

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