5 ms·
More likely adress book / phone contacts import.
by axlee 7y ago
More likely adress book / phone contacts import.
- titzer 7y agoThe geo thing is really happening.
- Slartie 7y agoI also have the theory that they are using WiFi names / AP MAC addresses as well. If you happen to be connected to the same private WiFi network, you probably know each other.
- jodrellblank 7y agoFacebook has a patent for using dust and scratches on photos to track which camera they came from. But they claime(d) not to be using WiFi or Geolocation for the PYMK feature - https://gizmodo.com/facebook-knows-how-to-track-you-using-the-dust-on-your-1821030620 https://gizmodo.com/facebook-knows-how-to-track-you-using-th...
- Slartie 7y agoBased on the track record of other Facebook claims of the "we don't do X" type, this is basically proof that they do and/or did do both of these things. Maybe "accidentially" and "unintentionally" ;-)
- itronitron 7y agoso a stalker will get recommended to a 'stalkee' ?
- Loughla 7y agoI mean, part of the use case there is that the 'stalkee' will at least be notified that the person s/he has seen four or five times is definitely stalking them. So that's good, I guess. This post is obviously sarcasm.
- paxys 7y agoAs one of the factors probably, but they don't recommend random people who are nearby. There has to be some actual connection (friend-of-friend, address book, in the same group etc.)
- titzer 7y ago> but they don't recommend random people who are nearby I think that's probably true. You need to spend sufficient time near someone--like within a few feet or so. I had an interesting experience where Facebook recommended me as a friend to someone I sat next to on an airplane, with whom I had a conversation with. My phone was in airplane mode. Not sure how that happened, TBH!
- wolfoftheweb 7y agoIt could be based on connecting to the same in-flight WiFi.
- winrid 7y agoAnd you might be able to correlate seating with WiFi strength? :)
- gibolt 7y agoThey probably looked you up afterwards on Facebook or another site using Facebook analytics.
- dreamcompiler 7y agoWhich is one big reason why the only sensible way to use Facebook on mobile is to delete the app and use only a browser, while keeping your location sensors turned off.
- boring_twenties 7y agoThere is a nice app called Frost that is basically a wrapper around the web interface with convenience features, and is free (i.e., available on F-Droid).
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]
- woutr_be 7y agoHappened to me a few times, some people I randomly met in a bar where recommended to me the next day, super creepy.
- axlee 7y agoCould not be because they checked you out by name on facebook?
- woutr_be 7y agoPossible, although I've only given them my first name. And this is not just on one occasions, it has happened multiple times. My best guess has always been that Facebook uses some geo targeting to see who was at the same location at the same time.
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]