🇮🇪 DPC fines Meta €91m for failing to safeguard passwords and notify breaches
UPDATE 1 Jan: Summary + full decision published! The DPC fines Meta for failing to safeguard users' passwords (storing them in plaintext!) and for notifying the breach too late.
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