Italy fines Meta $887 million over Android users' data access
Meta had access to Android users' photos and videos through a Facebook app feature that suggested content from users' personal galleries that they could post, the authority said in a statement.
Italy's data protection agency has imposed a substantial fine of €805 million ($887 million) on Meta Platforms for unauthorized access to Android users' photos and videos. The agency discovered that the company used a feature in a Facebook app that suggested content from users' personal galleries for posting, without obtaining consent or informing users.
According to the statement, Meta had 60 days to disable the feature by default and seek explicit user consent. The fine amounts to approximately 0.47% of Meta's global revenue. The investigation, initiated in 2025, did not delve into the potential use of the content for training artificial intelligence models, which Meta had denied.
The agency also retained the right to assess a new feature, introduced in 2026, that allows content from users' galleries to be processed in the cloud. Meta did not provide immediate comment on the fine.
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