How Do I Know Who Is Stalking Me On Facebook
UPDATE: Well, this post has created a fair bit of difference! Listed below, five thoughtful theories trying to solve this pushing secret:
- The "It's Individuals YOU Browse For" Theory
An enthusiastic reader writes: "jesus ... PLEASE correct that facebook post. it's the five individuals whom YOU LOOK FOR frequently ... not the other way around. it's driving me insane reading through all the comments seeing individuals getting mad at facebook for absolutely no reason."
- The "It's A Coding Error" Theory
From a Facebook discussion thread: "I believe it's implied to be the people whose profiles you take a look at the most, but that they're referring to the wrong data (human coding mistake) and it's in fact the 5 who take a look at yours the majority of.
I think it's a mistake since Facebook would not do something like that deliberately, it goes versus their values of confidential surfing, but it definitely refers to a figure that they're keeping, and between the [minimal] info that the coding context offers and the nature of the names (after cross-referencing with 7 of my friends), I 'd say they're mistakenly calling the 5 individuals who search you the most."
- The "Browse Frequency" Theory
A reader attempts to parse the Facebook algorithm: "I have a theory. I believe it's matching the frequency of times that you search for someone with the frequency of times that individuals search for you and it's an effort at analyzing who your buddies are."
- The "It's NOT Individual You Browse For" Theory
A commenter attempts the procedure of elimination: "eek-- okay so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no good friends, and tried it. absolutely nothing turned up, that makes sense, trigger it's a whack name. however, the people i utilize it to stalk didn't appear either, which suggests it can not be tracking individuals we stalk."
- The "Facebook States You Like These People" Theory
A commenter declares to go directly to the source: "OK, my pal emailed her buddy that works for the Good Book and here was the response (emphasis mine): This is the canned response we have actually been utilizing:
The 5 good friends that you see below the search box are populated based on individuals whom we believe you 'd be most interested in. Taking into account numerous elements, we try to make an educated guess regarding who it is you're searching for when you begin typing a name in the search box.
Please keep in mind that this information is just visible to you and will not be shown your buddies. We hope that this feature is practical and we value your feedback. Let me understand if you have more questions."