Italy's Reported €805M Meta Fine over Android Photos Lacks Official Confirmation
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The Italian Privacy and Data Protection Authority has imposed a fine of 805 million euros on Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. This was reported on Saturday.
A penalty of 805 million euros for having had, through the Facebook app for Android devices, access to photographs, videos and related metadata stored in the smartphones of Italian users without having acquired a specific consent and without having properly informed them. It is what the Guarantor has established for the protection of personal data against [...] The article Guarantor Privacy sanctions Meta for 805 million: "Through Facebook acces…
Justice of São Paulo prohibits Meta from using journalistic content without authorization National Journal/Reproduction The data protection authority of Italy fined the Meta in € 805 million (R$ 5 billion) on Saturday (14), on the charge that the company accessed photos and videos of users of the Android system without obtaining consent or informing them about the practice. The decision is added to other punishments applied to the owner of Faceb…
The American group sanctioned for a function of the Android app that suggests images and videos to publish, accessing the smartphone gallery without a specific authorization. About 20 million Italians are involved
Within 60 days the function will have to be disabled (ANSA)
Through the Android device app - informs the Authority -, the company has had access to photographs, videos and related metadata stored in the smartphones of Italian users without permission
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