Who Is Stalking You On Facebook
UPDATE: Well, this post has generated rather a bit of argument! Below, five thoughtful theories trying to solve this pushing mystery:
- The "It's Individuals YOU Search For" Theory
A passionate reader composes: "jesus ... PLEASE appropriate that facebook post. it's the five people whom YOU BROWSE FOR frequently ... not the other way around. it's driving me crazy reading through all the comments seeing individuals getting mad at facebook for definitely no factor."
- The "It's A Coding Mistake" Theory
From a Facebook discussion thread: "I presume it's implied to be the individuals whose profiles you look at the most, however that they're describing the incorrect data (human coding mistake) and it's actually the 5 who take a look at yours most.
I believe it's an error due to the fact that Facebook would not do something like that intentionally, it breaks their principles of confidential browsing, however it certainly describes a statistic that they're keeping, and between the [minimal] info that the coding context gives and the nature of the names (after cross-referencing with 7 of my friends), I 'd say they're mistakenly contacting the 5 individuals who browse you the a lot of."
- The "Search Frequency" Theory
A reader attempts to parse the Facebook algorithm: "I have a theory. I think it's matching the frequency of times that you look for somebody with the frequency of times that individuals search for you and it's an attempt at analyzing who your buddies are."
- The "It's NOT Individual You Look For" Theory
A commenter tries the procedure of elimination: "eek-- fine so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no good friends, and attempted it. absolutely nothing came up, that makes sense, cause it's a whack name. however, individuals i use it to stalk didn't appear either, which means it can not be tracking the individuals we stalk."
- The "Facebook Says You Like These People" Theory
A commenter declares to go directly to the source: "OK, my good friend emailed her good friend that works for the Excellent Book and here was the reaction (emphasis mine): This is the canned action we have actually been using:
The 5 friends that you see below the search box are inhabited based on people whom we believe you 'd be most thinking about. Taking into consideration various elements, we try 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 just noticeable to you and will not be shared with your friends. We hope that this function is valuable and we appreciate your feedback. Let me understand if you have additional questions."