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4 days ago · The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced its final decision following an inquiry into Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL). This inquiry was launched in April 2019, after MPIL notified the DPC that it had inadvertently stored certain passwords of social media users in ‘plaintext’ on its internal systems (i.e. without cryptographic protection or encryption).
4 days ago · Ireland's Data Protection Commission on Friday fined Meta more than $100 million for privacy law violations related to failing to properly encrypt and store passwords of the tech giant's users.
3 days ago · The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced on Friday that it is fining Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL) 91 million euros over improper password storage. The decision by Commissioners Des Hogan and Dale Sunderland follows an inquiry into MPIL initiated in 2019. In March 2019, Meta stated, “we found that some user passwords were ...
4 days ago · Ireland’s data protection commission has fined Meta Platforms Inc.’s Irish branch €91 million ($102 million) following an investigation into password storing by the company, according to a ...
4 days ago · On September 27, 2024, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) announced its decision in which it fined Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta) €91 million due to its password storage practices, which were found to have breached the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) following an inquiry. Background to the decision The DPC noted that in March 2019, Meta had notified the DPC that it ...
4 days ago · The Data Protection Commission (DPC) Ireland slaps Meta Platforms with a $100 million fine on Friday for exposing the plaintext passwords of a reported 600 million Facebook users to internal employees. The DPC’s decision closes an inquiry brought against Meta Platforms Ireland back in 2019, after American security researcher Brian Krebbs ...
4 days ago · Ireland’s data protection watchdog fined Meta Platforms after the Facebook and Instagram owner stored passwords of some social media users on its internal systems without proper safeguards.
