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h1 class=data-testid=> Italy fines Meta$1.14 billion over Android users’information gain access to 19659001 Sign up now: Get ST’s newsletters provided to your inbox 19659002 19459212 19459214 19459214 19459214 19659003 Italy’s information security firm stated Meta had actually accessed Android users’pictures and videos without getting their approval or notifying them. PHOTO: REUTERS 19659004 < div class= 19459048 data-testid= 19459049 > Published Nov 14, 2026, 09:20 PM Updated Nov 15, 2026, 03:18 AM < div class= data-testid= > 19659008 < p class= data-testid= > MILAN-Italy’s information defense firm stated on Nov 14 it had actually fined Meta Platforms EUR805 million (S$ 1.14 billion) after discovering the business had actually accessed Android users
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div id=data-testid=> ‘pictures and videos without acquiring their permission or notifying them. Meta had access to Android users’pictures and videos through a Facebook app function that recommended material from users ‘individual galleries that they might publish, the authority stated in a declaration. 19459208 The tech business has 60 days to disable the function by default and look for users’ approval individually, it included A Meta representative stated the business would appeal, highly disagreeing with the authority’s choice and calling the fine “out of proportion”. 19459208 “This is an easy function that assists individuals share images and videos on Facebook. Users should approve authorization on their gadget before the function can run, and they can alter that approval at any time in their settings,” the representative stated in a declaration.
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h5 class=data-testid=19459107> The examination, which started in 2025, did not cover the possible usage of the material to train expert system designs, a practice Meta rejected, the authority stated.
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h5 class=data-testid=> It included that it scheduled the right to examine independently a brand-new function, introduced in 2026, that permits material from users’ galleries to be processed in the cloud. 19459208
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div class=data-testid=> The fine is comparable to about 0.47 % of the group’s international profits, the authority stated. Around 20 million Android users in Italy have actually been impacted, it stated.
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