The existence of social networks It gave rise to stalking, an action that consists of investigating and digging to obtain information about a person.
AS Facebook It is still one of the leading networks, to get to know someone just go to their account and check their publications. Of course, information is what the user wants to share and, many times, it is reserved for friends.
In recent years, as stalking became common, tricks and apps emerged that revealed the account holder who would be snooping.
How to know who visits your Facebook profile without being a friend?
Before knowing the methods to discover unwanted visitors, it is advisable to know the privacy policy of Facebook. The platform takes a firm stance on the privacy of its users and does not offer a feature that reveals the list of visitors. That is, when a person stalks a profile, this action is not revealed to the investigated user.
Objective, also owner of instagram AND Discussions, reports that “Facebook doesn’t allow people to record who visits your profile. There is also no third-party app that offers this feature. If you find an app claiming to offer this feature, please report it.”
You should therefore be careful with all kinds of magic tricks and apps, because many users have fallen into the trap of these supposed solutions and found that they offer no real results and, in the worst case, pose a security threat. of their users.your account.
In this sense, although there is no function to see who visits a person’s profile without being their friend, Facebook offers privacy options that let you control who can see your posts and your personal information. Reviewing and changing your privacy settings, therefore, is an effective way to manage who has access to your account.
Furthermore, the Follower function allows other people to follow a profile without needing to be friends (they are always followers). To check who the followers of an account are, you need to enter the corresponding section and decide whether or not to authorize them to continue in that condition.
For individual accounts, not Pages, Facebook says that “if you set your profile privacy to Public, you can see a list of followers who are not yet your friends. To view this list, go to your profile, click More and Followers.
After analyzing the various options and myths, it is essential to accept the reality: in the current Facebook ecosystem, there is no reliable and direct way to know who visits your profile without being a friend. The platform prioritizes the privacy and security of its users by limiting access to this information.
Source: Clarin
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