Plus: Trump team breaks up cyber diplomacy group
| | | | | | | | | | Meta Directors, Shareholders Settle Privacy Suit Before Board Members Testify at Trial | | | | | | | | Hello. A lawyer in a data-privacy case against current and former Meta officials told the judge Thursday that the parties had agreed to settle, ending the trial on its second day. The settlement means high-profile Meta executives and board members will avoid testifying about their response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Read the full story. Also today: - Three bills to regulate crypto passed in the House
- TikTok, WeChat and AliExpress targeted in privacy complaints
- What the break-up of U.S. cyber diplomat's office means
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