How To See Who Stalks You On Facebook
UPDATE: Well, this post has actually generated rather a bit of difference! Listed below, 5 thoughtful theories attempting to resolve this pressing mystery:
- The "It's People YOU Search For" Theory
A passionate reader composes: "jesus ... PLEASE correct that facebook post. it's the 5 individuals whom YOU LOOK FOR most typically ... not the other method 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 meant to be the individuals whose profiles you take a look at the most, but that they're describing the incorrect statistics (human coding mistake) and it's in fact the 5 who take a look at yours a lot of.
I think it's a mistake since Facebook wouldn't do something like that deliberately, it goes against their values of anonymous browsing, but it certainly describes a statistic that they're keeping, and in between the [minimal] 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 inadvertently calling up the 5 individuals who browse you one of the most."
- The "Search Frequency" Theory
A reader tries to parse the Facebook algorithm: "I have a theory. I believe it's matching the frequency of times that you browse for someone with the frequency of times that people search for you and it's an effort at interpreting who your buddies are."
- The "It's NOT The Individuals You Browse For" Theory
A commenter tries the process of removal: "eek-- okay so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no pals, and attempted it. absolutely nothing turned up, that makes sense, trigger it's a whack name. however, individuals i utilize it to stalk didn't reveal up either, which means it can not be tracking individuals we stalk."
- The "Facebook Says You Like These People" Theory
A commenter claims to go directly to the source: "OK, my friend emailed her good friend that works for the Good Book and here was the reaction (emphasis mine): This is the canned reaction we've been using:
The 5 good friends that you see below the search box are populated based upon individuals whom we believe you 'd be most interested in. Taking into account numerous elements, we attempt 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 note that this details is only visible to you and will not be shared with your good friends. We hope that this function is practical and we appreciate your feedback. Let me understand if you have additional concerns."