What if the passwords to your social media accounts were just sitting there, completely unprotected, for anyone to see? That's exactly what happened when Meta, one of the largest tech companies in the world, made a shocking mistake.

In 2019, Meta (formerly Facebook) revealed that it had stored the passwords of hundreds of millions of users in plain, readable text—without any encryption. Imagine your most sensitive data, wide open, stored without the security we all assume is in place. The mistake exposed millions of Facebook and Instagram users to potential breaches, and now, years later, Meta has been fined €91 million by the Irish Data Protection Commission for this severe oversight. But for many, the damage might already be done.

The real issue isn’t just that Meta failed to protect these passwords; it's the trust we place in big tech. When companies like Meta make these kinds of errors, it puts everyone's data at risk. What if that oversight hadn’t been caught? What if hackers had gotten in before Meta’s so-called “routine security review” spotted the issue? In today’s digital world, data security isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity. And every slip-up, especially one this big, shakes the confidence of users who rely on these platforms to keep their information safe.

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