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Meta given 60 days to disable Facebook photo feature after Italy's €805m fine

Meta given 60 days to disable Facebook photo feature after Italy's €805m fine

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Italy's Data Protection Authority has told Meta to switch off a Facebook photo-suggestion feature by default within 60 days, and to ask users for consent separately. Meta says it plans to appeal, arguing the fine is disproportionate and that people must give permission on their phone before the feature works.

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