How to See who Searches for You On Facebook

How to See who Searches for You On Facebook: Back in March 2010, I wrote a post called Beware of "Who Seen My Account" Apps on Facebook. It's still one of my leading five checked out messages, with greater than 4,400 web page views in the past month alone. So it's clearly a topic of great interest to people.

How to See who Searches for You On Facebook


What's odd is that despite the fact that the write-up plainly states that there are no applications available that allow you see who viewed your account, much of its viewers still post comments asking who can see their account. And seldom does a week pass that I do not also get that inquiry on the T4L Facebook page as well as through email.

Maybe individuals assume something has actually changed in the last three years. So let me be clear: There is NO way for you to discover that has actually seen your profile on Facebook. Below is Facebook's action to this inquiry in their Help Facility.



Every once in a while I likewise obtain a comment from someone that they have proof that Facebook does provide this functionality because they checked out someone's account then got a message or good friend demand from that person. I never ever see the specific proof they're referring to, so I can not talk about what they believe they're seeing. I believe it's feasible that if you take a look at somebody's profile a great deal, your name will certainly turn up a lot a lot more in position like the ticker or mutual friends' checklists, however that's an unlike showing somebody precisely who has actually been taking a look at their profile, when as well as how usually.

Now, I'm the very first person to be cynical concerning any type of insurance claim Facebook makes regarding respecting their customers' privacy (check out my recent collection on Facebook and also Privacy). However I actually think Facebook in this case as well as believe they will certainly never permit this capability-- since it would not remain in their best interest to do so.

I believe there are great deals of individuals who use Facebook primarily to consider accounts and also photos of other people, particularly those they have an interest in or have actually broken up with or who are presently seeing people they have actually broken up with. Now, if Facebook were to begin enabling individuals to see who had actually taken a look at their accounts, a lot of people may extremely well remove their accounts and also stop utilizing FB altogether because they don't want to be captured tracking. As well as considering that there seems to be some proof that Facebook is already starting to lose customers, specifically among the younger set, they're not mosting likely to do something that will drive more individuals away when that function has no specific worth to the business itself.

So along with re-confirming that you could not see who saw your profile, please consider this post another advising never to click any link that says it will help you do just that. If you do, you're opening the door to having your account hacked and as a result facing real hazards to your privacy.