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.

Ireland’s data protection watchdog fined Meta Platforms 91 million euros ($101.7 million) after the Facebook and Instagram owner stored passwords of some social media users on its internal systems without proper safeguards.

In September 2022, the company received a €405 million penalty after regulators determined that Instagram had failed to protect children’s privacy adequately. A few months later, the DPC fined Meta another €265 million over weak security settings that allowed hackers to download a large quantity of user data.

The Irish data regulator fined social media giant Meta 91 million euros after an investigation found the company insecurely stored passwords of millions of European

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An Irish regulator responsible for enforcing European Union data privacy laws announced on Friday that it has fined Meta, the parent company of Facebook, 91

The lead European Union privacy regulator fined social media giant Meta 91 million euros ($101.5 million) on Friday for inadvertently storing some users' passwords without protection or encryption.

The Irish Data Protection Commission fined Meta Ireland 91 million euros (U.S. $102 million) for multiple violations of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation related to the inadvertent storage of user passwords without encryption.

Ireland’s data protection watchdog fined Meta Platforms €91m ($147m) after the Facebook and Instagram owner stored passwords of some social media users on its internal systems without proper safeguards.