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Listening to music on headphones is supposed to be a very private experience; just you and your tunes, minding your own business.

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Listening to music on headphones is supposed to be a very private experience; just you and your tunes, minding your own business. Yet a new lawsuit claims that Bose is improperly collecting and sharing information about users of certain wireless headsets.

According to the complaint [PDF] filed yesterday in a federal court in Illinois, when owners of Bose wireless headsets use the Bose Connect app on their smartphones, it collects the information about the songs you listen to and allegedly transmits this data - along with other identifying information - to third parties.

The lawsuit contends this collection and sharing occurs without the users' permission, and amounts to a "wholesale disregard for consumer privacy rights."

The Bose Connect app is not a music player. Instead, it's a companion app that is intended to give the owners of various Bose headsets - QC35, SoundSport wireless, SoundSport Pulse wireless, QuietControl 30 and SoundLink wireless II - and speakers - SoundLink Color II, SoundLink Revolve and SoundLink Revolve+ - more control over their devices. For example, it allows for more variable levels of noise cancelling. It also lets you split the same audio between two Bose wireless devices.

The plaintiff also claims that Bose Connect is programmed to "continuously record the contents of the electronic communications that users send to their Bose Wireless Products from their smartphones, including the names of the music and audio tracks they select to play along with the corresponding artist and album information, together with the Bose Wireless Product's serial numbers."

The serial number information is important, notes the lawsuit, because if a customer has registered their product with Bose, then then company can put together all the collected audio information along with the personal data provided during the registration process: name, email address, and phone number.

One of the third parties that allegedly receives information from the Bose Connect app is Segment.io, a company whose homepage touts, "Collect all of your customer data and send it anywhere."

By designing the Bose Connect app to "contemporaneously and secretly collect" information about what a user is listening to, and then sending that allegedly intercepted information on to a third party, the lawsuit contends that Bose has violated the Federal Wiretap Act.

"No party to the electronic communications alleged herein consented to [Bose's] collection, interception, use, or disclosure of the contents of the electronic communications," reads the complaint, adding that users of these devices weren't even given the option of consenting.

"This case shows the new world we are all living in," says Jay Edelson of Edelson PC, the firm representing the plaintiffs in this potential class action. "Consumers went to buy headphones and were transformed into profit centers for data miners."

We've attempted to reach out to Bose and to Segment (even though it is not named as a defendant in the lawsuit) for comment and will update if we receive any response.

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Some Bose Wireless Headphones Track and Share What You Listen to, Lawsuit Says

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Listening to music on headphones is supposed to be a very private experience; just you and your tunes, minding your own business. Yet a new lawsuit claims that Bose is improperly collecting and sharing information about users of certain wireless headsets.

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Thousands of migrants rescued from Mediterranean in three days

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teen accidentally kills himself on instagram live

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Heidi and Spencer are for real going to be parents. For years fans thought Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt were faking their relationship for publicity, a theory they've since admitted they didn't do much to tamp down with some of their shenanigans.

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RUNNER DRINKS A BEER FOR EVERY MILE OF HALF MARATHON, FINISHES IN UNDER 2 HOURS

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Running Kyle Newport @@KyleNewport Featured Columnist
Running a half-marathon is no easy feat, and drinking beer while doing so makes the task that much more challenging.

YouTube user Emmet Farnan decided that his most recent half-marathon would be a beer run. He shotgunned a beer at the start of every mile. That's an interesting way to run 13.1 miles.

While the race was held on April 1, this idea was no joke. He might be a fool, though...

Farnan managed to break the two-hour mark, completing the race in 1:43:42. That's an impressive time without any drinks; adding beer to the mix makes it even more remarkable.

[ YouTube, h/t Sports Illustrated]

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Runner Drinks a Beer for Every Mile of Half Marathon, Finishes in Under 2 Hours

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Running Kyle Newport @@KyleNewport Twitter Logo Featured Columnist Running a half-marathon is no easy feat, and drinking beer while doing so makes the task that much more challenging. YouTube user Emmet Farnan decided that his most recent half-marathon would be a beer run. He shotgunned a beer at the start of every mile.

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Body of First Woman Muslim Judge Found in Hudson River

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the wife of the texas bus driver killed in a crash last month, was found dead in her home tuesday.

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The Royals lost 8-3 yesterday

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Jonas Valanciunas has a 1.00 percent field goal percentage.

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Eight-year-old boy drives his sister to McDonald's

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An eight-year old boy in Ohio safely drove his little sister to McDonald's after learning to drive from YouTube, local news report.

Ohio's Morning Journal said police received calls from residents about a child driving through town.

Staff at the restaurant thought they were the victims of a prank when the underage pair stopped at the drive-through window, the paper added.

The boy obeyed all traffic lights and laws, witnesses said.

"He didn't hit a single thing on the way there. It was unreal," police officer Jacob Koehler, from the village of East Palestine, said.

The child told police he had learned to drive by watching YouTube videos.

The boy drove 1.5 miles (2.4km), covering four intersections, railway tracks, and several turns, Mr Koehler told Cleveland news outlet Fox8.

The children's parents were asleep at home, reports said, when the siblings decided to take the vehicle keys.

The two children got cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets while they waited to be picked up by family. No charges were filed.

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An eight-year old boy in Ohio safely drove his little sister to McDonald's after learning to drive from YouTube, local news report. Ohio's Morning Journal said police received calls from residents about a child driving through town. Staff at the restaurant thought they were the victims of a prank when the underage pair stopped at the drive-through window, the paper added.

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Uproar over United video imperils Chicago airport police

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Teen accidentally kills himself while doing Instagram Live

His mom Shaniqua Stephens was home when her son fatally shot himself while handling the gun in his bedroom in Forest Park, Georgia. She said he had been trying to put a clip in the gun.

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13-year-old accidentally kills himself on Instagram live

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Malachi Hemphill was on Instagram live when he accidentally shot and killed himself in Forest Park, Ga. ( http://on.11alive.com/2oAzIIs ).

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Tom DeBlass is confronted by a drunk man in Walmart and looked ready to fight. What happened was unexpected. DeBlass didn't hurt the man at all and just talked it out and they ended up hugging it out. DeBlass drove the man home in his car

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MMA Matthew Ryder @@matthewjryder Featured Columnist
If you've spent much time on the internet, you're probably familiar with the subgenre of inebriated individuals getting their comeuppance while on video.

More than a few sites have made an industry out of such fare, as there's a certain "moth to a flame" quality to that brand of handheld grindhouse documentarianism.

We now have the latest entrant into that pantheon of internet filmmaking.

Former UFC and Bellator fighter Tom DeBlass, a decorated grappling ace who last competed in MMA in 2013 and holds a career record of 9-2, posted a video on his Facebook page this week of an altercation with an intoxicated man outside a Walmart.

The man aggressively confronts the multiple-time jiu-jitsu champion at first, rambling about a GoPro and challenging DeBlass to throw down. In response, DeBlass kicks off his flip-flops and...well, what happens next is likely to surprise.

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Any veteran of internet fight videos would think the undercover beast would proceed to knock out the inebriated man, but it goes in a far different direction.

After gauging range and establishing a safe distance, DeBlass calmly talks some sense into the man, who turns quite friendly. The whole situation is diffused, and before you know it, the two are hugging and talking about how the intoxicated man intends to get home.

It's the ultimate martial artist move.

DeBlass knows he could crush the guy, but he instead chooses to end it with a hug and a pat on the back before offering him a ride home and appearing genuinely concerned for his fellow man.

While it may not satiate viewers eager to watch someone enjoying cold Walmart pavement on the side of his face, it's a welcome change of pace for those who want to see how much good a properly trained martial artist can do with the right tools and the right mindset.

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Drunk Man Confronts Former MMA Fighter Outside a Walmart, With Unexpected Result

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MMA Matthew Ryder @@matthewjryder Twitter Logo Featured Columnist If you've spent much time on the internet, you're probably familiar with the subgenre of inebriated individuals getting their comeuppance while on video. More than a few sites have made an industry out of such fare, as there's a certain "moth to a flame" quality to that brand of handheld grindhouse documentarianism.

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Syria's President Bashar-al Assad says reports of a chemical attack by his forces were "100% fabrication".

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danaya vann -11-year-old kills himself after texting prank

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danaya vann -11-year-old kills himself after texting prank

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An 11-year-old boy who died last week of injuries suffered in a March suicide attempt will be laid to rest Tuesday.

When Tysen Benz of Marquette, Michigan, hanged himself March 14, he left no note. But his mother, Katrina Goss, says Benz was the victim of a prank that drove him to take his own life.

According to Goss, Benz killed himself after receiving text messages that led him to believe a girl he considered his girlfriend had herself committed suicide

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The Royals lost 8-3 yesterday

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Burger King thought it had a great idea. Instead, it ended up with a Whopper of a problem.

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gas leak on Todd George forcing people out of there houses

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A gas line break Wednesday afternoon in Lee's Summit forced the evacuation of several homes.

The City of Lee's Summit said the break happened around 3:30 p.m. near Patterson Drive and Todd George Parkway.

A private utility company was working in the area when they struck a gas line. As a result, natural gas started to spew from several storm drains in that area.

Missouri Gas Energy was called to the scene to attempt to locate that broken line. While on scene, higher concentrations of gas were found in the electrical conduits to the streetlights.

As a precaution, the decision was made to evacuate approximately 20 homes until the power to those streetlights could be turned off.

MGE was still on scene as of Wednesday night working to locate that leak while fire personnel continued to monitor the area.

Most of those residents have been allowed to return home with the exception of a few homes closest to that gas leak

To residents in the area - all homes that were evacuated were visited by the fire department and marked with fire line tape.

If an evacuated home has yellow fire line tape on the door, do not enter. Call an MGE representative at 816-509-5244 to check the house.

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Gas line break forces evacuation of several Lee's Summit homes

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A gas line break Wednesday afternoon in Lee's Summit forced the evacuation of several homes. The City of Lee's Summit said the break happened around 3:30 p.m. near Patterson Drive and Todd George Parkway. A private utility company was working in the area when they struck a gas line.

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11-year-old kills himself after texting break

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a runner drinks a beer for every mile he runs in a half marathon he shot guns a beer at the start of every mile witch was an interesting way to run 13.1 miles
he completed the race in 1:43:42

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Mr. Kohl- Skipping Rocks Lab's, based in London, goal is to make plastic packaging disappear. Their first product, Ooho!, is a sustainable packaging alternative to plastic bottles and cups, made from a seaweed extract. It is entirely biodegradable and so natural you can actually eat it.

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Mr. Kohl- Skipping Rocks Lab's, based in London, goal is to make plastic packaging disappear. Their first product, Ooho!, is a sustainable packaging alternative to plastic bottles and cups, made from a seaweed extract. It is entirely biodegradable and so natural you can actually eat it.

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These Edible Water Bottles Will Eliminate The Need For Plastic Packaging

Skipping Rocks Lab's goal is to make plastic packaging disappear. Their firt product, Ooho!, is a sustainable packaging alternative to plastic bottles and cups, made from a seaweed extract. It is entirely biodegradable and so natural you can actually eat it.

"Our packaging is cheaper than plastic and can encapsulate any beverage including water, soft drinks, spirits, and even cosmetics."

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These Edible Water Bottles Will Eliminate The Need For Plastic Packaging

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Skipping Rocks Lab's goal is to make plastic packaging disappear. Their firt product, Ooho!, is a sustainable packaging alternative to plastic bottles and cups, made from a seaweed extract. It is entirely biodegradable and so natural you can actually eat