CNET · 7d
Meta Fined $102M for Storing Facebook Passwords in Plain Text
Meta received a slap on the wrist on Friday to the tune of 91 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.
Computing · 5d
Meta fined €91m for storing user passwords in plaintext
WhatsApp, a Meta-owned messaging app, was fined €5.5 million in 2023, for forcing users to share their personal data. In addition to the penalties, the Meta-owned platform was ordered to bring its data processing operations into conformity within next six months.
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