Italy Fines Meta €805 Million Over Facebook's Android Gallery Access Without Explicit Consent

The Hacker News - Nov 15, 2026

Meta was fined €805 million in Italy yesterday over a Facebook for Android feature that suggests photos and videos from users' phone galleries for them to post. The Garante, Italy's data protection authority, found that the feature was enabled by default and that the app accessed Italian users' photos, videos, and related metadata without their explicit consent. The company has 60 days to

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