How Can I See Who Is Stalking Me On Facebook
UPDATE: Well, this post has actually produced rather a bit of difference! Listed below, 5 thoughtful theories trying to solve this pressing mystery:
- The "It's People YOU Look For" Theory
An enthusiastic reader writes: "jesus ... PLEASE appropriate that facebook post. it's the five people whom YOU LOOK FOR usually ... not the other way around. it's driving me crazy reading through all the comments seeing people getting mad at facebook for absolutely no factor."
- The "It's A Coding Error" Theory
From a Facebook discussion thread: "I believe it's implied to be the people whose profiles you look at the most, however that they're describing the incorrect stats (human coding mistake) and it's actually the 5 who look at yours a lot of.
I think it's an error since Facebook wouldn't do something like that deliberately, it goes against their values of anonymous surfing, but it definitely refers to a figure that they're keeping, and in between the [limited] info 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 contacting the 5 individuals who browse 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 browse for somebody with the frequency of times that individuals look for you and it's an effort at analyzing who your friends are."
- The "It's NOT Individual You Look For" Theory
A commenter tries the procedure of removal: "eek-- okay so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no friends, and tried it. absolutely nothing came up, makings sense, trigger it's a whack name. nevertheless, individuals i use it to stalk didn't show 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 straight to the source: "OK, my friend emailed her buddy that works for the Great Book and here was the reaction (emphasis mine): This is the canned reaction we've been using:
The 5 friends that you see below the search box are inhabited based upon individuals whom we believe you 'd be most interested in. Taking into consideration numerous factors, we attempt to make an informed guess as to who it is you're trying to find when you begin typing a name in the search box.
Please keep in mind that this info is only visible to you and will not be shown your good friends. We hope that this feature is practical and we appreciate your feedback. Let me understand if you have additional concerns."