Italy: Facebook fined €805 million for accessing photos without consentItalie: Facebook écope d'une amende de 805 millions d'euros pour avoir accédé à des photos sans consentement
What if you found out that your favorite social media platform had access to your personal information without your permission? This is what is said to have been happening in Italy since 2023. The photos and videos of approximately 20 million Facebook users could have been accessed by the platform without its explicit authorization.Thus, on Saturday, November 14, the Italian Data Protection Authority imposed a heavy fine on Meta, the owner of Facebook.Et si vous appreniez que votre réseau social favori avait accès à vos informations personnelles sans votre autorisation ? C'est ce qu'il se serait produit en Italie depuis 2023. Les photos et vidéos d'environ 20 millions d'utilisateurs de Facebook auraient pu être consultés par la plateforme sans que cette dernière n'y ait été explicitement autorisée. Ainsi, samedi 14 novembre, l'autorité de protection des données personnelles italienne a lourdement sanctionné Meta, propriétaire de Facebook.
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