Ireland: Irish Data Protection Commisssion investigation into Meta for storing social media passwords without cryptographic protection or encryption
Progress
Current status
in force
27 Sep 2024 in force
Scope
Implementers
Ireland
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued Irish DPC EUR 91 million fine against Meta for storing social media passwords without cryptographic protection or encryption
On 27 September 2024, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced its decision to fine Meta with EUR 91 million for storing passwords of social media users without cryptographic protection or encryption (in “plaintext”) on its internal syst…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority