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  "id": 20004348,
  "title": "Italy fines Meta $887 million over Android users' data access",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/italy-fines-meta-887-million-over-android-users-data-access-20004348",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-14T16:00:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
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    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-914864"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
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        "title": "android_special_permissions: one API for Android's special access screens",
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        "title": "Italy fines Meta US$887 million over Android users' data access",
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        "title": "Italy fines Meta $887 million over Android users' data access",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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