This week, The Drill Down team and VentureBeat writer Sean Ludwig take a look the science of habit formation and how retailers and other businesses are leveraging that data to finely tune their marketing focus. Later, we look at how Google bypassed privacy settings in Apple‘s Safari and Microsoft‘s Internet Explorer to track users web browsing.

But first, the headlines…Facebook launches verified accounts and pseudonyms, Apple delivers new version of OS X to developers, Foxconn hid underage workers before Fair Labor inspections, Google to sell heads-up glasses by year’s end, and Flickr gets a major makeover.

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• Facebook Launches Verified Accounts and Pseudonyms
• Apple to Bring iPhone, iPad Features to Mac with Mountain Lion
• Foxconn hid underage workers before inspection
• Google to Sell Heads-Up Display Glasses by Year’s End
• Flickr Is Getting a Major Makeover

Audible Book of the Week

• Dracula by Bram Stoker

Musical Interlude #1

Hot Topic

• How Companies Learn Your Secrets

Musical Interlude #2

Final Word

• Google Tracked iPhones, Bypassing Apple Browser Privacy Settings
• Google Bypassing User Privacy Settings on IE as well

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