Italy fines Meta €805 million over Android gallery access
The Italian regulator orders separate consent and requires the gallery-suggestions feature to be switched off by default.
Italy's data protection authority announced on November 14 that it had fined Meta Platforms Ireland Limited €805 million. According to the regulator, the Facebook Android app accessed Italian users' photographs, videos and metadata without specific consent and adequate information.
The decision concerns a feature suggesting phone-gallery content for posting. Within 60 days, Meta must request distinct, specific consent and keep the feature switched off by default, including for users who had already granted access.
The regulator also requires reports on initial action within 30 days and measures adopted within 90 days. This proceeding did not examine possible use of the content to train artificial intelligence.
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