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There is some process that is running a spatial join. You were both logged into facebook at the same time, and were in close proximity. I had a similar situtat
by mateo411 9y ago
There is some process that is running a spatial join. You were both logged into facebook at the same time, and were in close proximity.
I had a similar situtation where Facebook recommended that I friend a coworker that sat next to me.
- beejiu 9y agoFacebook claimed a year ago that they did not use location data. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/29/how-does-facebook-suggest-potential-friends-not-location-data-not-now https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/29/how-does-...
- Bjartr 9y ago"location data" and "factors that are location dependent" are not the same thing. e.g. SSID + MAC address of a wifi access point that two people used at the same time.
- mateo411 9y agoInteresting. The situation I described happened over a year ago, so I imagine they were using location data then.