It’s no secret that Facebook likes its targeted advertising . However, that affinity may soon blossom into a full-fledged love affair. The social network’s Ken Rudin tells the Wall Street Journal that his company is testing a system which targets ads based on where users’ mouse cursors hover; it can also tell whether or not mobile users see their news feeds. Neither tracking technology is new, but the scale of behavioral data collection would be unprecedented when Facebook has almost 1.2 billion users . Don’t be too quick to close your account in protest, though. Rudin notes that there won’t be a decision on the technology for another “couple of months, ” and it may never see the light of day. If you don’t like the idea of Facebook monitoring your on-screen habits, we’d suggest making yourself heard . Filed under: Internet , Facebook Comments Source: Wall Street Journal

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Tesla Motors’ Supercharger Corridor , which runs from San Diego to Vancouver, is now open for business. It enables the Model S to quickly recharge for free at a variety of locations along the West Coast of North America. At least six of those locations are already installed, and Tesla says “more than 99 percent of Californians and 87 percent of Oregon and Washington owners are now within 200 miles of a Supercharger.” Developing … Filed under: Transportation Comments Source: Tesla Motors

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Tesla’s West Coast Supercharger Corridor now open, charging the Model S from San Diego to Vancouver

WebRTC promises plugin-free video chat in our browsers, but it has been stuck in limbo due to format squabbles — some companies want royalty-free standards like VP8, while others insist on the wider support of H.264. Today, Cisco is proposing a truce between the two camps. It’s planning to open-source its H.264 codec without passing on the royalties it pays to MPEG-LA, effectively making the standard free when used in web conversations. Mozilla is endorsing the strategy; although it still prefers open video technologies like VP8 and Daala , it believes that Cisco’s move would let both Firefox clients and Firefox OS use H.264 for more tasks. Nothing is set in stone at this point, however. Industry members will pick WebRTC’s video standard on November 7th, and there’s no guarantee that their choice will dovetail with Cisco’s plans. If all goes well, though, we won’t have to fret much over the apps and devices we use for our video discussions. Filed under: Internet , Software Comments Source: Cisco , Mozilla

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Cisco plans to open-source H.264 code, widen support for web-based video chat

After becoming embroiled in the NSA brouhaha by giving Edward Snowden sanctuary , Russia is again on the defensive after reports suggested it may have slipped G20 leaders compromised devices. A pair of Italian newspapers said that German security experts discovered “USB sticks and recharge cables (that) are suitable for undercover detection of computer data and mobile phones, ” after being alerted by the head of the European council. The Kremlin denied the allegations, calling them “an attempt to switch attention from the (spying) problems that really exist.” Further tests are underway, and if the results are confirmed, may show that Russia has a ways to go to catch up to the NSA’s more sophisticated eavesdropping. Filed under: Misc Comments Source: LA Times

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