How To Tell If Someone Is Stalking Your Facebook Profile
UPDATE: Well, this post has actually generated rather a bit of disagreement! Listed below, five thoughtful theories attempting to fix this pushing mystery:
- The "It's People YOU Look For" Theory
A passionate reader writes: "jesus ... PLEASE right that facebook post. it's the 5 individuals whom YOU SEARCH FOR usually ... not the other way around. it's driving me insane reading through all the comments seeing people getting mad at facebook for definitely no reason."
- The "It's A Coding Mistake" Theory
From a Facebook discussion thread: "I presume it's suggested to be the individuals whose profiles you look at the most, but that they're describing the incorrect data (human coding mistake) and it's really the 5 who take a look at yours many.
I think it's a mistake due to the fact that Facebook would not do something like that intentionally, it goes versus their principles of anonymous surfing, but it absolutely describes a fact that they're keeping, and between the [minimal] details that the coding context offers and the nature of the names (after cross-referencing with 7 of my pals), I 'd state they're unintentionally phoning the 5 people who search you the most."
- The "Browse Frequency" Theory
A reader tries to parse the Facebook algorithm: "I have a theory. I think it's matching the frequency of times that you look for someone with the frequency of times that individuals look for you and it's an attempt at analyzing who your best buddies are."
- The "It's NOT Individual You Look For" Theory
A commenter attempts the process of elimination: "eek-- all right so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no friends, and attempted it. nothing showed up, which makes sense, cause it's a whack name. nevertheless, the individuals i use it to stalk didn't show up either, which means 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 friend emailed her friend that works for the Good Book and here was the reaction (focus mine): This is the canned reaction we have actually been using:
The 5 good friends that you see below the search box are inhabited based on individuals whom we believe you 'd be most thinking about. Considering numerous elements, we try to make an educated guess as to who it is you're trying to find when you start typing a name in the search box.
Please keep in mind that this details is only noticeable to you and will not be shared with your buddies. We hope that this function is practical and we appreciate your feedback. Let me know if you have further concerns."