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Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg won’t be deposed over the Cambridge Analytica scandal
Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg were in line to give hours of depositions in response to a lawsuit over Facebook and the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal, but now that won’t happen — the company has reached a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs. As reported earlier by Reuters, a court filing reveals the parties have reached an agreement in principle and requested a stay of 60 days to finalize their written agreement. Without the settlement and stay, they would have been deposed before September 20th.
You can read the document for yourself below, but so far, there are no details about the terms of the agreement. Meta, as the company is now known, declined to comment via a spokesperson, while lawyers for the plaintiffs…
Shamed Prince Andrew will KEEP police bodyguards after review of security detail in wake of Jeffrey Epstein scandal
PRINCE Andrew will continue to have round-the-clock police protection, funded by the taxpayer, despite no longer undertaking royal duties.
The decision follows a complete review of his security by the Metropolitan Police and Home Office in the wake of the Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse scandal.
Prince Andrew will keep his police protection despite no longer being a working royal[/caption]
The review was undertaken in the wake of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, seen here with Ghislaine Maxwell in 2005[/caption]
The Duke of York, 62, was effectively exiled as a working royal earlier this year when the Queen prevented him from using his HRH title and stripped him of his military and charitable associations.
The Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (known as Ravec) assessed the security threat but decided that he was still entitled to police bodyguards, The Daily Telegraph reports.
Its decision is likely to be seen as controversial in the wake of Prince Harry’s claim in the High Court against the committee’s decision to deny him and his family automatic security when he is in the UK.
Prince Andrew, who is ninth in line to the throne, agreed a significant financial settlement with Virginia Giuffre, who had brought a legal case against him in the US, claiming he had sexually abused her three times in 2001 when she was 17 after she had been trafficked by the disgraced paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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The Duke has always denied any wrongdoing.
Initially, it was suggested the settlement cost £12million but reports which emerged last weekend claimed lawyers for the Prince negotiated a deal between £3-5m.
The decision by the committee will mean Andrew will continue to have a personal protection officer whenever he leaves his home.
His property on the Windsor estate has permanent security arrangements.
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The cost of his personal protection is unknown but it has been estimated to be between £500,000 and £3m every year.
Andrew’s daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, had their royal security removed a number of years ago.
Other non-working royals, such as Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, do not receive protection as adults.
Prince Andrew was targeted by a number of intruders last year who tried to gain access to the Grade II-listed Windsor home he shares with his former wife the Duchess of York.
In April, a 43-year-old Spaniard, who claimed to be “Irene Windsor” was waved into the property after telling security she had a lunch date with the Duke.
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She was arrested on suspicion of burglary and later sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
A few days later a 31-year-old man and 29-year-old woman were arrested after being found trespassing on the grounds.
Prince Andrew suffered a number of security scares at his Windsor home last year[/caption]
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Royal Family news: Queen arrives at Highlands hideaway as Firm awaits Harry’s bombshell book and is hit by more scandal
HER MAJESTY travelled to Balmoral castle yesterday, as she looks to get some R&R after a very busy period for the Royals.
However, this summer getaway comes at a unsettling time for the Royal Family with the publication of Prince Harry’s bombshell new book on the horizon.
Express.co.uk reports that the book is being ghostwritten by novelist and journalist JR Moehringer, who also ghostwrote the autobiography of former world No 1 tennis player Andre Agassi.
Robert Lacey said that, based on Mr Moehringer’s previous writings, the public can expect a “powerful and exploratory book”.
He added: “One would anticipate a book that sets new standards in royal analysis.
“I am hoping [Moehringer] will be analysing the institution as well.
“On Agassi, he not only demolished Agassi’s parenting and upbringing, he had a hard knock at the world of professional tennis.
“Therefore, one would anticipate the same sort of dual attack in what he writes about Harry and the monarchy.”
Meanwhile, the Firm has been hit with more scandal, as reports emerge that Prince Charles accepted money from Osama bin Laden’s family for his charity.
A source told The Sunday Times: “The fact a member of the highest level of the British establishment was choosing to broker deals with a name and a family that not only rang alarm bells, but abject horror around the world . . . why would you do this?
“What good reason is there?”
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