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Italy fines Meta $887 million over Android users' data access
MILAN: Italy’s data protection agency said on Saturday it had fined Meta Platforms €805 million ($887 million) after finding the company had accessed Android users’ photographs and videos without obtaining their consent or informing them. Meta had access to Android users’ photos and videos through a Facebook app feature that suggested content from users’ personal galleries that they could post, the authority said in a statement. Meta has 60 days to disable the feature by default and seek users’ consent separately, it added. Meta was not immediately available for comment. Meta ordered to pay $2...
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