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Re:Chat app fined for plaintext passwords under GDPR by swish_bob on Monday November 26, 2018 @08:56AM (#18533341)
Even setting aside the years they had to become compliant, it still wasn't a good idea to store passwords in plain text before GDPR.
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Re:Chat app fined for plaintext passwords under GDPR by GordonS on Monday November 26, 2018 @10:01AM (#18533761)
Regardless of the law, it's completely irresponsible to store passwords in plaintext, and it's been widely considered so for decades - the company's behavior here is inexcusable, and I really can't understand why anyone would try to defend it.
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