Instagram GDPR Tool Exposes Subscriber Passwords

A warning has been issued by Instagram that a number of users of the social media platform have had their password details exposed by a security leak.

Ironically, this breach occurred due to a flaw in the ‘Download Your Data’ tool that Instagram added to the platform to allow users to download a copy of their own data. Instagram sent these users their passwords in plain text. This feature was implemented in April in order to ensure compliance with the European Union General Data Protection legislation which became enforceable on May 25 this year. The tool was developed due to privacy concerns in the aftermath of Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Full article: Instagram GDPR Tool Exposes Subscriber Passwords – Compliance Junction