Meta Fined $102M for Storing Facebook Passwords in Plain Text

Meta received a slap on the wrist on Friday to the tune of 91 million euros ($102 million) for breaking Europe's strict privacy rules. The company hadn't put enough protections in place to secure people's social media passwords, and realized it was accidentally storing them in plain text.The Irish Data Protection Commissioner, which is in charge of ensuring Meta abides by Europe's General Data Protection Regulation, issued the fine following a five-year investigation, stretching back to 2019. It was looking ...