Italy fines Meta $887 million over Android users' data access
Meta violated a European privacy directive incorporated into Italian law.
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Italy fines Meta US$887 million over Android users' data access (opens CNA in a new tab)
A Meta spokesperson said the company would appeal, strongly disagreeing with the authority's decision and calling the fine "disproportionate".
Italy fines Meta $887 million over Android users' data access (opens CNA in a new tab)
Italy fines Meta $887 mn over users' data access (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
Italy fines Meta $887 million over Android users' data access (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
MILAN: Italy’s data protection agency said on Saturday it had fined Meta Platforms €805 million ($887 million) after finding the company had accessed Android users’ photographs and videos without obtaining their consent or informing them. Meta had access to…
Italy fines Meta $880m over photo privacy (opens Al Jazeera in a new tab)
Regulator said Meta's 'lack of cooperation' and the large number of people affected contributed to size of the fine.
Italy fines Meta €805m over accessing users' photos (opens BBC News in a new tab)
The social media giant is accused of not informing about 20 million users it had access to their photos.
Italy fines Meta $887m over users' data access (opens The Express Tribune in a new tab)
Italy fines Meta $887 million; must disable feature by default in 60 days (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Italian regulators have imposed an $887 million fine on Meta for mishandling user access to photos and videos. The ruling stems from the company's neglect to obtain explicit consent or notify users regarding the access, leading Italy's Data Protection…
Italy fines Meta $880 million over accessing users' photos (opens CBS News in a new tab)
The country's data protection authority said Meta accessed users' photos without their "specific" consent.
Italy slaps Meta with €805mn fine over access to Android photos (opens DW in a new tab)
Italian regulators say Meta accessed photos and multimedia content from Italian users via the Facebook application for Android devices. Meta has not yet commented on the fine or the allegations.
Meta fined $887M in Italy over Android gallery photos, videos on Facebook (opens ABC News in a new tab)
Meta violated a European privacy directive incorporated into Italian law.
Italy fines Meta $887 million over Android users’ data access (opens ARY News in a new tab)
