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Italy fines Meta $887M for accessing users’ photos without specific consent

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Latest source publication: November 14, 2026 at 1:34 PM Mountain Time

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Italy fines Meta $887M for accessing users’ photos without specific consent
Italy announced Saturday it is handing Meta an $887 million fine for using photos and videos from Android users’ Facebook galleries without specific consent. Investigators found Facebook had enabled a “get suggestions from gallery when browsing” feature by default and requested access to users’ personal photo library through a single permission notice, according to a…
Source excerpt · The Hill · November 14, 2026 at 1:34 PM Mountain Time · Original source

Meta fined $887M in Italy over Android gallery photos, videos on Facebook
Meta violated a European privacy directive incorporated into Italian law.
Source excerpt · ABC News · November 14, 2026 at 12:22 PM Mountain Time · Original source

Italy fines Meta $880 million over accessing users' photos
The country's data protection authority said Meta accessed users' photos without their "specific" consent.
Source excerpt · CBS News · November 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM Mountain Time · Original source

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Italy fines Meta $887M for accessing users’ photos without specific consent
Italy announced Saturday it is handing Meta an $887 million fine for using photos and videos from Android users’ Facebook galleries without specific consent. Investigators found Facebook had enabled a “get suggestions from gallery when browsing” feature by default and requested access to users’ personal photo library through a single permission notice, according to a…
Source excerpt · The Hill · November 14, 2026 at 1:34 PM Mountain Time · Original source

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