How To Find Out Who Stalks Your Facebook
UPDATE: Well, this post has created quite a bit of argument! Below, 5 thoughtful theories trying to fix this pushing secret:
- The "It's People YOU Browse For" Theory
An enthusiastic reader writes: "jesus ... PLEASE right that facebook post. it's the five people whom YOU BROWSE FOR many often ... not the other way around. it's driving me crazy 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 discussion thread: "I think it's suggested to be the individuals whose profiles you take a look at the most, however that they're referring to the wrong statistics (human coding error) and it's actually the 5 who look at yours the majority of.
I think it's an error because Facebook wouldn't do something like that intentionally, it goes versus their principles of confidential surfing, but it absolutely describes a fact that they're keeping, and between the [limited] details that the coding context offers and the nature of the names (after cross-referencing with 7 of my buddies), I 'd say they're unintentionally calling the 5 people who browse you the many."
- The "Search 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 browse for somebody with the frequency of times that people look for you and it's an attempt at interpreting who your friends are."
- The "It's NOT Individual You Look For" Theory
A commenter attempts the process of removal: "eek-- okay so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no friends, and attempted it. nothing came up, makings sense, cause it's a whack name. nevertheless, individuals i utilize it to stalk didn't reveal 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 good friend that works for the Good Book and here was the action (focus mine): This is the canned response we have actually been utilizing:
The five buddies that you see listed below the search box are populated based upon individuals whom we believe you 'd be most interested in. Taking into account different aspects, we try to make an informed 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 info is just visible to you and will not be shared with your buddies. We hope that this function is handy and we value your feedback. Let me know if you have more questions."