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

Italy's Data Protection Authority penalised Meta €805m after discovering the social media giant accessed the photos and videos of about 20 million Android users via a Facebook app feature without giving proper notice. The feature suggested photos and videos from phone galleries as post ideas through a single app-wide authorisation that regulators said lacked clear preceding notice. Regulators gave Meta 60 days to disable the feature by default and require separate user consent, citing the high number of people affected and a lack of cooperation from Meta. This penalty stands as one of the largest fines ever imposed on a tech giant by an Italian authority.