Kirsten Errick

Kirsten graduated from Villanova University with a B.A. in Communication, specializing in Journalism. She previously worked at Blue360 Media as an Associate Editor.

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New Orleans Declares State of Emergency After Cyberattack

On December 13, New Orleans suffered a cyberattack and as a result, Mayor LaToya Cantrell has declared a state of emergency. Suspicious activity was reported around 5 a.m. The...

FTC May Prevent Facebook App Integrations

On December 12, reports emerged that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may bring to court to prevent Facebook from moving ahead with its plans to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger. The FTC...

Fitbit Investor Suits Pile Up After Google’s Acquisition Announced

Fitbit is currently being sued in at least four different cases in response to Google’s announcement to acquire the company. The suits are Flynn v. Fitbit, Inc. et al 1:19-cv-02270, Tesnar v. Fitbit...

PayPal Sues Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

On December 11, plaintiff PayPal filed a complaint against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (PayPal, Inc. v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1:19-cv-03700) over disclosures required by CFPB. PayPal is represented by Wilmer...

Epic Games Preemptively Sues for Declaratory Judgment

On December 9, Epic Games preemptively filed a complaint against Sick Picnic Media (Epic Games, Inc. v. Sick Picnic Media, LLC and Matthew F. Geiler 1:19-cv-11215-PGG) for declaratory judgment of non-infringement. The...

Twitter Funds Research for a Decentralized Version of its...

On December 11, Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey tweeted that Twitter is funding a small group of researchers to build an “open and decentralized standard for social media”; Twitter would be the client...