Italy fines Meta $880m over photo privacy

详细摘要

Regulator said Meta's 'lack of cooperation' and the large number of people affected contributed to size of the fine.

The issue relates specifically to the “Get suggestions from gallery when browsing Facebook” feature, which suggests photos and videos from the phone’s gallery for posting while browsing.

This feature violates the Italian law implementing the EU’s ePrivacy directive, the authority said.

The figure of 805 million euros is by far the largest fine ever imposed by the Italian regulator.

The regulator also highlighted a “lack of cooperation” by Meta and said an earlier violation, which resulted in a 2019 fine, was a contributing factor in their decision.

The proceedings did not address the possible use of content to train artificial intelligence, which Meta denies.

Meta has not yet publicly commented on the matter, and it has the right to appeal the regulator’s decision.

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