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Italy Fines Meta €805 Million Over Access to Users’ Photos
Bloomberg Technology · By Tiago Ramos Alfaro ·
The Brief
- The Italian Data Protection Authority fined Meta Platforms Inc. €805 million ($887 million).
- The fine concerns accessing photos and videos in Android users' galleries without their explicit consent.
- The report is from Bloomberg Technology, dated 2026-11-14.
Why it matters
The fine shows that European regulators treat access to users' device media without explicit consent as a serious data protection violation, which matters for developers who build apps that read photo libraries on Android.
Who’s affected
- Android users whose gallery photos and videos were accessed
- Developers of apps that access device photo galleries on Android
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- #regulation
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.
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Italian Data Protection Authority fines Meta €805 million over access to Android users' gallery photos
Bloomberg Technology
Italy Fines Meta €805 Million Over Access to Users’ Photos