Saturday, March 2, 2019

Privacy: Who's Been Looking at My Facebook Profile?

If you're wondering who's been checking your Facebook profile . . .


There are apps for that (but they misrepresent their capabilities).

There is no way to check who's been going the extra mile for you—looking at your profile—and get an accurate answer. While you'll find that there are several links and apps that claim to do so, none of them are legit.

According to Facebook, a user cannot see who has viewed their profile. It's as simple as that. 

There are also written directions posted at various online locations that tell users 'how to bypass' Facebook's usual allowances, which direct us to find "source code" and "friends list". Don't bother with it. This list is ordered not by who's viewed your profile but by people you've interacted with most recently, or merely whom Facebook thinks you should.

We'll likely never know who's been viewing our Facebook profiles. It's safest to assume that those whom you least wish to see your information—even the most casual of posts and shares—will.  Refer to the privacy and safety guidelines that Facebook outlines, and consider:

Do we really want to know who's viewing our Facebook profiles? 
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Here's a direct link to
Facebook Help Center, for your
browser bookmarks:


REF:

Can I tell who's looking at my profile, https://www.facebook.com/help/210896588933875 Last retrieved March 02, 2019.

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