Can You See Who Is Stalking You On Facebook
UPDATE: Well, this post has actually created a fair bit of argument! Listed below, five thoughtful theories trying to solve this pressing mystery:
- The "It's People YOU Look For" Theory
A passionate reader writes: "jesus ... PLEASE proper that facebook post. it's the five people whom YOU SEARCH FOR frequently ... 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 conversation thread: "I presume it's indicated to be the people whose profiles you take a look at the most, however that they're describing the wrong stats (human coding error) and it's in fact the 5 who take a look at yours a lot of.
I believe it's a mistake due to the fact that Facebook wouldn't do something like that deliberately, it breaks their ethos of anonymous browsing, however it definitely describes a statistic that they're keeping, and between the [restricted] info that the coding context provides and the nature of the names (after cross-referencing with 7 of my pals), I 'd say they're inadvertently calling up the 5 people who search you the a lot of."
- The "Search 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 interpreting who your best buddies are."
- The "It's NOT Individual You Browse For" Theory
A commenter tries the process of removal: "eek-- fine so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no good friends, and tried it. nothing turned up, which makes sense, cause it's a whack name. however, individuals i utilize it to stalk didn't appear either, which indicates it can not be tracking individuals we stalk."
- The "Facebook States You Like These People" Theory
A commenter claims to go directly to the source: "OK, my good friend emailed her buddy that works for the Great Book and here was the reaction (focus mine): This is the canned response we've been using:
The five buddies that you see listed below the search box are populated based upon people whom we believe you 'd be most interested in. Considering various factors, we attempt to make an informed guess as to who it is you're searching for when you start typing a name in the search box.
Please keep in mind that this info is only visible to you and will not be shared with your pals. We hope that this function is handy and we appreciate your feedback. Let me know if you have further questions."