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Re:Meta fined $102M for storing passwords in plain text by yunohn on Saturday September 28, 2024 @05:58AM (#41679194)
I think it’s actually much easier to make such mistakes at large companies with sprawling codebases and potential for settings that inadvertently end up logging sensitive data. Especially for nobody to notice either.
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Re:Meta fined $102M for storing passwords in plain text by nomilk on Saturday September 28, 2024 @06:02AM (#41679214)
True but they're also better resourced in terms of humans (and their experience) and tooling that should prevent or at least catch any blunders quickly.
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Re:Meta fined $102M for storing passwords in plain text by yunohn on Saturday September 28, 2024 @06:45AM (#41679361)
You’d be surprised, but from my first hand FAANG experience that is definitely not the case. Tooling can capture things that are known to it - but not everything is setup perfectly.
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