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IT Home reported on November 14 that Italy's Data Protection Authority fined Meta 805 million euros today (the 14th; IT Home note: approximately 5.936 billion yuan at the current exchange rate) for using the Android Facebook app to read photos, videos and associated metadata stored on phones without separate authorization from Italian users or adequately informing them.
In a statement, Italy's Data Protection Authority said the penalty concerns the “Get camera roll suggestions while browsing Facebook” feature that Facebook began offering in 2023. While users browse Facebook, the feature automatically suggests photos and videos from their phone albums as material for posts.
In July 2025, Italy's Data Protection Authority opened an investigation after receiving a complaint from the Consumer and User Protection Center in Bolzano and conducted a technical analysis of the feature.
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