ROME (The Thursday Times) — Italy ki data protection authority ne Meta par 80 crore 50 lakh euro (taqreeban 88 crore 70 lakh dollar) jurmana aaid kiya hai. Authority ke mutabiq Android phones par Facebook app ne users ki tasaveer, videos aur un ka metadata makhsoos razamandi ke baghair parha. Ye is regulator ki taraf se ab tak ka sab se bara jurmana hai.
Authority, jise Garante kaha jata hai, ne Saturday ko kaha ke app ne “Italvi users ke smartphones mein mehfooz tasaveer, videos aur mutaliqa metadata tak makhsoos razamandi ke baghair aur unhein aagah kiye baghair rasai hasil ki”. Is ke mutabiq Italy mein taqreeban 2 crore Android users mutasir ho sakte hain.
Maamla 2023 mein mutaarif karaye gaye ek feature se mutaliq hai jo Facebook browse karte waqt users ko phone ki gallery se tasaveer aur videos post karne ki tajaweez deta hai.
Ek ijazat, kai istemal
Regulator ne paya ke Facebook ne poori app ke liye ek hi ijazat ke zariye photo gallery tak rasai maangi. Ye darkhwast ek aam notice ke baad aati thi jis se ye wazeh nahin hota tha ke users gallery se tajaweez par bhi razamandi de rahe hain, aur ye feature pehle se on hota tha.
Authority ne kaha: “Agar ye ijazat mukammal taur par de di jaye to app aam taur par mustaqil taur par device ka poora photo archive parh sakti hai, aur na user aur na hi hukkam ye tasdeeq kar sakte hain ke asal mein kaun si maloomat istemal ho rahi hain.”
Is ne kaha ke ye amal Italy ke privacy code ki dafa 122 ki khilaf warzi hai, jo European Union ki ePrivacy hidayat ko Italvi qanoon ka hissa banati hai aur logon ki devices mein mehfooz maloomat ko tahaffuz deti hai. Authority ke mutabiq phone par mojood maloomat parhne ke liye azadana aur bakhabar razamandi zaroori hai, chahe zaati data kahin bheja jaye ya nahin, aur chahe koi nuqsan sabit ho ya nahin.
Durusti ke liye 60 din
Meta ko is feature ke liye alag se razamandi leni hogi, wazeh taur par batana hoga ke ye kya karta hai aur ise kaise band kiya ja sakta hai, aur ise pehle se band rakhna hoga, un users ke liye bhi jo pehle hi ijazat de chuke hain. Tabdeeliyon ke liye company ke paas 60 din hain. Ise 30 din mein ibtedai iqdamat ki report deni hogi aur 90 din mein tamam kiye gaye iqdamat ki tafseel faraham karni hogi.
Jurmana tay karte hue regulator ne mutasir afraad ki tadad, khilaf warzi ki muddat, 2019 mein Meta ke khilaf ek sabiqa karrawai aur us baat ka hawala diya jise us ne company ka “adam taawun” qarar diya. Is ne kaha ke jin users ne app update nahin ki aur jo pehle hi razamandi de chuke hain, un ke liye ye khilaf warzi ab bhi jari hai. Jurmana Meta ke aalmi karobar ka taqreeban 0.47 feesad hai.
Authority ne Meta ka ye mauqif bhi mustarad kar diya ke ye maamla Irish regulator ke daire mein aata hai, jo European Union mein company ki nigrani karta hai. Is ne kaha ke ePrivacy qawaneen mein European Union ka “one-stop-shop” nizam lagu nahin hota, jis ke tehat kisi company ke khilaf muqaddamat ki qayadat ek hi qaumi regulator karta hai.
AI training ka jaiza nahin liya gaya
Tehqiqat July 2025 mein Bolzano ke consumer protection centre ki shikayat par shuru huin aur in mein app ka takneeki tajzia bhi shamil tha. In mein ye jaiza nahin liya gaya ke aaya gallery ka mawad masnooi zehanat ki tarbiyat ke liye istemal hua, jis ki Meta tardeed karta hai. Authority ne kaha ke wo is saal mutaarif karaye gaye cloud par mabni gallery feature ka alag se jaiza le sakti hai.
Meta ne faisle par fori taur par koi tabsira nahin kiya, jis ke khilaf wo appeal kar sakta hai.
Ye jurmana us 25 arab dollar ke jurmane ke baad aaya hai jo guzishta maah America ki riyasat New Mexico ke ek judge ne Facebook users ke data se mutaliq Meta ke tarz-e-amal par aaid kiya tha. Is maah ke aaghaz mein Meta ne kaha tha ke Instagram duniya bhar mein apni umar ke baare mein ghalat bayani karne wale nau-umron ki nishandahi ke liye AI istemal karega. Pakistan mein telecom regulator aur Meta ne is maah recycled SIM numbers par 1 lakh 76 hazar WhatsApp accounts block kiye.
