Italy Fines Meta €805 Million Over Access to Users’ Photos

First reported by The Economic Times at · Updated · 5 sources

The Italian Data Protection Authority fined Meta Platforms Inc. €805 million ($887 million) for accessing photos and videos of Android users’ galleries without their explicit consent.

Covered by 5 publishers within 7 hours of the first report.

Summary from Bloomberg.

Reporting5

The Economic Times Italy fines Meta $887 million over Android users' data access
Bloomberg Italy Fines Meta €805 Million Over Access to Users’ Photos · Tiago Ramos Alfaro and Daniele Lepido
The Next Web Italy fines Meta €805m over Facebook’s access to Android photos · Alina Maria Stan
BBC Italy fines Meta €805m over accessing users' photos
The Hill Italy fines Meta $887M for accessing users' photos without specific consent · Suryatapa Chakraborty

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