The Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland has fined Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL) €91 million ($100 million) for storing in plaintext passwords of hundreds of millions of users.
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 ...
Many Big Tech companies base their European operations in Dublin, making Ireland's data protection agency the lead regulator responsible for holding them to account.
Meta has been fined €91 million by the Irish Data Protection Commission for a serious password-security breach that affected 36 million Facebook and Instagram users.