One lonely night after a breakup, you start cyberstalking your ex and look up their new partner and friends group. Doing so suddenly makes you realize, ‘If I search for someone on Facebook, will they know?
You suddenly get scared thinking, what if your ex gets a notification as soon as you look up their profile? If that’s the case, we are happy to tell you that Facebook doesn’t let users know who has seen their profiles. No, there aren’t any third-party apps that have also granted permission to track Facebook profile pages.
What Permissions Do People Have?
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The next day, when you see yourself browsing someone’s Facebook profile, you wonder what people can see and have permission to see.
You’ll encounter apps that promise to provide hidden information, but it’s a matter of time before you realize none works. Facebook has a particular way of shutting them up when such apps ask permission to track Facebook profiles.
Therefore, you can look into anyone’s profile anonymously anytime and anywhere.
Note: If you find any app claiming any anonymous tracking, report them immediately, as Facebook has already stated that no app has permission to track profiles.
But what about Facebook’s friends suggestions? There have been rumors that Facebook suggests friends based on whose profiles you’ve seen the most.
Are Facebook Suggestions Based on Facebook Searches?
While it’s highly speculated that Facebook friends suggestions are somehow connected to how many times you’ve searched their profiles, Facebook has stated that’s actually not the case.
Infact, the suggestions work on factors including mutual friends, you both have been tagged together, the person being in the same group as you, you share the same school or a workplace, and the phone contacts you granted access to make those suggestions.
Facebook Data Tracking
What exactly happens if you stalk someone’s profile on Facebook? The site may track this information to study user behavior; however, this information is not available to the general public, so you don’t need to worry about being caught.
Beware
Even if you still can’t be noticed by the users whose profiles you are anonymously visiting, it’s highly recommended to stay away from those profiles because there are higher chances you may like their posts accidentally. If they are online at that moment, you are busted.
Therefore, it’s suggested to stay hands-off from their profiles. If you find this blog interesting, please stay connected to get more such content and share it with your friends in need.