Italy fines Meta €805m for accessing Android users' photos without consent

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 16:13 · Archive

Italy's data protection agency has fined Meta €805 million for accessing Android users' photographs and videos without consent or informing them. The fine is equivalent to about 0.47 per cent of the group's global revenue.

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 Meta must disable this feature by default within 60 days and seek users' consent separately.

The investigation, which began in 2025, did not cover the possible use of the content to train artificial intelligence models, a practice Meta denied. The authority reserved the right to assess separately a new feature, launched in 2026, that allows content from users' galleries to be processed in the cloud.

How it is being reported

• Italy issues whopping fine to Meta over data accessMeta is facing a whopping fine after Italy's data protection agency says it accessed Android users' photos and videos without consent.The West Australian · 14 Nov, 15:37
• Italy issues whopping fine to Meta over data accessMeta is facing a whopping fine after Italy's data protection agency says it accessed Android users' photos and videos without consent.Perth Now · 14 Nov, 15:37

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