Garante per la protezione dei dati personali

National data protection authority

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Italy fines Meta over Android gallery access

Rule Changes

Issued the fine and the compliance order

Facebook's Android app could read a phone's entire photo gallery, and the feature that did it was switched on by default. On 14 November 2026, Italy's data protection authority fined Meta €805 million ($887 million) and gave the company 60 days to change how the feature asks for permission.

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