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Meta fined $102 million for storing passwords in plain text

www.engadget.com Meta fined $102 million for storing passwords in plain text

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta €91 million for a 2019 incident wherein the company stored millions of Facebook and Instagram passwords in plain text.

Meta fined $102 million for storing passwords in plain text
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  • Quick math: this is only 0.076% of their 2023's revenue. No wonder big corporations don't give a fuck about fines and will continue doing fucked up/illegal shit. This is not a fine, this is a green light, my friends.

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