{"id":16287,"date":"2026-11-14T17:05:29","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T17:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=16287"},"modified":"2026-11-14T17:05:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T17:05:29","slug":"italy-fines-meta-880m-over-photo-privacy-technology-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=16287","title":{"rendered":"Italy fines Meta $880m over photo privacy | Technology News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Regulator said Meta\u2019s \u2018lack of cooperation\u2019 and the large number of people affected contributed to size of the fine.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Published On 14 Nov 2026<\/span>14 Nov 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Italian regulators have fined Meta 805 million euros ($887m) for accessing users\u2019 photos without their consent.<\/p>\n

The Facebook app on Android devices \u201caccessed photos, videos and associated metadata stored on Italian users\u2019 smartphones without specific consent and without informing them\u201d, Garante, the Italian data privacy authority, said Saturday.<\/p>\n

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The issue relates specifically to the \u201cGet suggestions from gallery when browsing Facebook\u201d feature, which suggests photos and videos from the phone\u2019s gallery for posting while browsing.<\/p>\n

This feature violates the Italian law implementing the EU\u2019s ePrivacy directive, the authority said.<\/p>\n

Garante said the app\u2019s process for collecting consent is too generic and does not allow users to fully understand the specific permissions they are allowing by accepting. The suggestions option was also enabled by default.<\/p>\n

The figure of 805 million euros is by far the largest fine ever imposed by the Italian regulator.<\/p>\n

Garante said Meta must fix the unclear consent notification and disable it being set by default, suggesting that roughly 20 million Italian Android users could have been affected by it.<\/p>\n

The regulator also highlighted a \u201clack of cooperation\u201d by Meta and said an earlier violation, which resulted in a 2019 fine, was a contributing factor in their decision.<\/p>\n

The amount is roughly 0.47 percent of Meta\u2019s global turnover.<\/p>\n

The proceedings did not address the possible use of content to train artificial intelligence, which Meta denies.<\/p>\n

Meta has not yet publicly commented on the matter, and it has the right to appeal the regulator\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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