Italy orders Meta to pay $887M for not obtaining specific consent over user photos

First reported by Hacker News at Sat 7:48 AM · 7 outlets in all

1. Engadget1hItaly orders Meta to pay $887M for not obtaining specific consent over user photosMeta is reportedly planning to appeal the fine.
2. NY Post5hItaly fines Meta $887M over sly access into Android users’ photo galleriesItaly claims Meta has violated European privacy laws, giving them a timeline to disable the feature.
3. The Hill22hItaly fines Meta $887M for accessing users’ photos without specific consentItaly announced Saturday it is handing Meta an $887 million fine for using photos and videos from Android users’ Facebook galleries without specific consent. Investigators found Facebook had enabled a “get suggestions from gallery when browsing” feature by default and requested access to users’ personal photo library through a single permission notice, according to a…
4. CBS News24hItaly fines Meta $880 million over accessing users' photosThe country's data protection authority said Meta accessed users' photos without their "specific" consent.
5. BBC26hItaly fines Meta €805m over accessing users' photosThe social media giant is accused of not informing 20 million users it had access to their photos.
6. Hacker News26hItaly fines Meta €805M over photo privacy
7. Techmeme27hItaly's data protection agency fines Meta €805M for allegedly accessing Android users' photos and videos without their consent or informing them (Reuters)