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1984 To Infinity: Snapchat Facing Class Action Lawsuit Over “Thot Filter” Face Recognition

Snapchat Facing Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition Technology Looks like the days of the annoying azz Snapchat filter s may be coming to an end. According to TMZ , the burgeoning social media platform is facing a class-action lawsuit over their facial recognition technology. The suit claims that Snapchat is retaining users’ biometric data when they use the filters that put faces and accessories on their heads. Users are afraid that their faces could be used in identity theft if Snapchat’s security firewall were to ever be compromised. The suit is asking for monetary damages as well as an end to the data retention. Image via Snapchat

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1984 To Infinity: Snapchat Facing Class Action Lawsuit Over “Thot Filter” Face Recognition

Nas: “Time Is Illmatic” Trailer Is Dope (Tribeca Film) [Video]

    Available in select theaters Oct 1 and nationwide VOD Oct 3! For full viewing info, visit: http://tribecafilm.com/nas .       Twenty years after the release of Nas’s groundbreaking debut album ‘Illmatic,’ NAS: TIME IS ILLMATIC takes us into the heart of his creative process. Returning to his childhood home in Queensbridge, Nas shares stories of his upbringing, his influences — from the music of his jazz musician father Olu Dara to the burgeoning hip-hop scene in New York City — and the obstacles he faced before his major label signing at age 20. Featuring interviews with his ‘Illmatic’ producers (Large Professor, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, L.E.S., and DJ Premier) and musical peers (including Pharrell Williams and Alicia Keys), NAS: TIME IS ILLMATIC is a thrilling account of Nas’s evolution from a young street poet to a visionary MC.

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Nas: “Time Is Illmatic” Trailer Is Dope (Tribeca Film) [Video]

Kathleen Hanna Wants To Work With Miley Cyrus, And It’s… Pretty Cool

Iconic punk musician Kathleen Hanna wants to work with Miley Cyrus.

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Kathleen Hanna Wants To Work With Miley Cyrus, And It’s… Pretty Cool

Kathleen Hanna Wants To Work With Miley Cyrus, And It’s… Pretty Cool

Iconic punk musician Kathleen Hanna wants to work with Miley Cyrus.

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Kathleen Hanna Wants To Work With Miley Cyrus, And It’s… Pretty Cool

We Went To A Broadway-Themed Cat Fashion Show

The historic Algonquin Hotel–most known for being the birthplace of the Vicious Circle, a who’s-who of literary critics and greats including Dorothy Parker, George S. Kaufman, Heywood Broun–is now the current home of, well, cat fashion shows. That’s right, the 112-year-old landmark plays host to the burgeoning world of cat fashion, and this Saturday, we… Read more »

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We Went To A Broadway-Themed Cat Fashion Show

We Went To A Broadway-Themed Cat Fashion Show

The historic Algonquin Hotel–most known for being the birthplace of the Vicious Circle, a who’s-who of literary critics and greats including Dorothy Parker, George S. Kaufman, Heywood Broun–is now the current home of, well, cat fashion shows. That’s right, the 112-year-old landmark plays host to the burgeoning world of cat fashion, and this Saturday, we… Read more »

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We Went To A Broadway-Themed Cat Fashion Show

Catch Fade?? Karrine “Superhead” Steffans Claims Her New Boo Yung Berg Put Dem Paws On Her!

Uh-ohhhh… Karrine Steffans Claims Yung Berg Assaulted Her Last month we reported on the burgeoning love affair between Karrine “Superhead” Steffans and uber struggle rapper Yung Berg. Welp, the thrill is gone and it ain’t never comin’ back! Last night, Karrine posted an Instagram pic of Yung Berg kissin’ some groupie hoes and wrote a caption that accused him of not only being an “ain’t isht” ninja, but also a woman beater! Damn Berg, you tryna get ya street cred up by beatin’ up women?!? SMH Hit the flip to read Karrine’s Twitter therapy. Continue reading

Celine Dion Suffers Miscarriage

Celine Dion’s pregnancy has ended in a miscarriage, but she and her husband aim to try again to have a second child, her spokeswoman said Wednesday. We reported her husband got Celine Dion pregnant in August, but it ended 10 days later in miscarriage, her spokeswoman Francine Chaloult confirmed. Dion and husband Rene Angelil tried again last month to get pregnant, but failed

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Celine Dion Suffers Miscarriage