Fuente: International Business Times
Meta has run into legal trouble in Italy; Rome has issued the tech giant with a fine after accusing the company of accessing users' private media galleries without their consent. GETTY IMAGES The Italian data protection agency announced on Saturday that it would fine tech giant Meta a total of €805 million ($887 million), alleging that the company had accessed its Android users' photographs or videos without the users' consent or knowledge. "Through the Facebook app for Android devices, the company accessed photos, videos, and related metadata stored on Italian users' smartphones without obtaining specific consent and without adequately informing them," the Italian Data Protection Agency (GPDP) said in a statement on Saturday.