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Facebook Fined For Storing Passwords ‘Inadvertently’
Once again Meta, AKA Facebook, has once again been given a slap on the wrist, supposedly. Why? As it turns the EU regulator announced a fine of $101.5 million (91 million euros) on Sept. 27, 2024. The fine is a result of Facebook storing some users’ passwords without any encryption or protection, according to Reuters.
The fine comes after an inquiry opened by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) and dates back five years. If you ask anyone, to open an investigation and be found guilty of a practice when as a large corporation you are guaranteed user rights seems to be awfully slow.
“It is widely accepted that user passwords should not be stored in plaintext, considering the risks of abuse that arise from persons accessing such data,” Irish DPC Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle said in a statement.”
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