How To Find Out Whos Stalking You On Facebook
UPDATE: Well, this post has actually created a fair bit of difference! Below, five thoughtful theories trying to fix this pressing mystery:
- The "It's People YOU Browse For" Theory
A passionate reader writes: "jesus ... PLEASE appropriate that facebook post. it's the five individuals whom YOU LOOK FOR frequently ... not the other way around. it's owning me insane reading through all the comments seeing individuals getting mad at facebook for definitely no reason."
- The "It's A Coding Mistake" Theory
From a Facebook conversation thread: "I think it's meant to be individuals whose profiles you take a look at the most, but that they're referring to the wrong data (human coding error) and it's really the 5 who take a look at yours a lot of.
I believe it's an error since Facebook would not do something like that deliberately, it breaks their values of anonymous browsing, but it certainly refers to a fact that they're keeping, and between the [limited] info that the coding context gives and the nature of the names (after cross-referencing with 7 of my buddies), I 'd say they're accidentally calling up the 5 people who browse you one of the most."
- The "Browse Frequency" Theory
A reader attempts to parse the Facebook algorithm: "I have a theory. I think it's matching the frequency of times that you browse for someone with the frequency of times that people look for you and it's an effort at translating who your friends are."
- The "It's NOT Individual You Look For" Theory
A commenter attempts the process of elimination: "eek-- fine so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no buddies, and tried it. nothing showed up, that makes sense, trigger it's a whack name. nevertheless, individuals i utilize it to stalk didn't show up either, which indicates it can not be tracking the people we stalk."
- The "Facebook Says You Like These Individuals" Theory
A commenter declares to go straight to the source: "OK, my good friend emailed her good friend that works for the Excellent Book and here was the reaction (emphasis mine): This is the canned action we've been utilizing:
The 5 friends that you see listed below the search box are inhabited based on people whom we believe you 'd be most interested in. Taking into consideration various factors, we try to make an informed guess as to who it is you're searching for when you begin typing a name in the search box.
Please note that this info is only noticeable to you and will not be shared with your friends. We hope that this function is useful and we value your feedback. Let me understand if you have more questions."