Facebook Isn’t Spying. Or is it?

We feel like we are being spied on because Facebook always knows what we are thinking about and talking about, and it’s scary.

Mark Zuckerberg claims that Facebook does not in fact use the microphones on our smart phones to listen to our conversations and use the personal information we discuss in private, to fuel the targeted ads that show up on our Facebook profiles. So, the question still remains: How does Facebook obtain this detailed information about us? How did Facebook know that my best friend and her husband just sent out the invitations for their baby shower, and that I would be shopping for gifts for a newborn baby girl soon?

Tyler Mears, a regular Facebook user, speaks out about the same scenario happening to her. She, just like me, had a normal conversation with her significant other about a female urination device that would be convenient for them to travel in their camper with. The next day, an ad for that very device popped up on her Facebook page, advertising this product for just $1. She told some friends about the theory she had, and sure enough, each of the people she spoke to began receiving the same ads on their own personal Facebook pages. This made all of them question how on earth a physical face-to-face conversation that they had could have possibly translated into a very specific Facebook ad, if Facebook wasn’t in fact using the mics on our smart phones to listen in on our conversations.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/facebook-isnt-spying-us-ads-12362519

Facebook Is Selling Private Data

Facebook sells our info to the highest bidders.

This argues that our information is given by us, so Facebook is only using what we have given it. However, it takes things out of context and uses our location or home address, phone number, birthday, search history, etc.

(to be continued)

https://thevpn.guru/how-facebook-uses-private-data/

Exercise 4: Texture Studios

Project 4: Directional Dominance

This piece uses the Rule of Thirds to create a large focal point. I used horizontal and vertical lines to create a visual flow. I would say that the directional dominance of the drawing lies within the group of vertical lines that make up most of the work, however, depending on what way the pictured is turned, that could change. The two darker groups of lines are what create the directional conflict here. I believe that I successfully portrayed “Directional Dominance” with this drawing. I measured and mounted everything accurately and professionally, and I made sure there were no marks or tears in the final product.

Elements of Design

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Repetition and Grid

wine cork project

My design incorporates 20 images of wine corks. They are each slightly different, but all from wine bottles. I used a clean-cut, organized, and centered grid to display both repetition, and a healthy visual flow.