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Can I see who is stalking my Facebook profile? This app says it can...

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Curious who stalks your Facebook profile? Whether your concern is privacy, security or just plain nosiness, this app claims that it can help you out...but can it really? Some things might seem too good to be true and this app might just fit that mold.

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Who Visit My FB Profile View! might be too good to be true: is seeing who can spy on Facebook even possible? / © ANDROIDPIT

The app is rather inelegantly called Who Visit My FB Profile View! and offers a type service which has been around since the existance of social networks: a ruse to make you believe that you can actually see who is looking at your profile page. For one, nowhere in the permissions does it hint at how this info is collected, meaning it probably isn't collected at all (or that the data posted is based on who has liked the content of your page the most). Secondly, Facebook and other social networks would never in a million years allow other third party apps of this type to get ahold of this sort of data. If they did, the world would be a frenzy and no one would trust social media ever again. The moral of the story: it is simply not possible to track who views your profile and your posts.

The app's title and description are pitted with grammar errors and it's a real mystery how 6000 users have given it a 5 star rating.

The sham continues: It’s free to see the top five people who view your profile, but to see more of your stalkers, you need to pay. 

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The free version of the app shows you the top five viewers of your Facebook profile. / © ANDROIDPIT
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The good side of the story is that the permissions don't reveal anything fishy, and whlie the app does use your Facebook credentials, it promises not to post to your wall. This is a good point and time to re-evaluate your app installing practices. Check our article on What do app permissions mean? How to be safe when downloading apps so that you too can be a savvy app installer and avoid running the risk of accidently installing malware on your phone. Also, check out how you can find which apps have access to your online Facebook, Google+, Twitter, etc profiles. Apps like the one featured today are also notorious malware carriers, so beware and install with care!

Have you installed this app? Do you agree that it is utter bologna or would you say it works? (At which point I will slap your hand for installing it in the first place!)

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Gwyneth Dunsford

Gwyneth Dunsford

As Florida's youngest snowbird, Gwyneth contributes to AndroidPIT from her Tampa poolside. Before her move south, she studied journalism and worked as a TV producer in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. A growing pile of international phones lead Gwyneth to desire one phone to rule them all. She committed to her Motorola Milestone and never looked back. Phones have changed a lot since the early days of the 'droid, but Gwyneth loves how the ecosystem continues to foster creativity. Gwyneth is always online, usually planning her latest crafting project on Pinterest or trying to find cheap airfares on Hipmunk.

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  • Larry Ajoc 1
    Larry Ajoc Apr 16, 2018 Link to comment

    No one stalking me.


  • Darzel Lay 1
    Darzel Lay May 30, 2016 Link to comment

    I don't think it tells you who stalks you, but I think it stalks you


  • 1
    banger Dec 20, 2014 Link to comment

    I don't even like giving my password to just my google apps (which is all I use) never mind some 3rd party app associated with that horrible app facebook BURN BURN 👿


  • Junaid Q. 17
    Junaid Q. Dec 17, 2014 Link to comment

    is it safe to use this app ??


    • Loie Favre 33
      Loie Favre Dec 17, 2014 Link to comment

      we don't recommend installing the app, though it's worth noting that the permissions don't seem fishy. Apps like this are scams and sometimes contain malware. We've updated the article to reflect this.


  • Dusan V. 12
    Dusan V. Dec 17, 2014 Link to comment

    I don't know about you guys, but i don't want to give my password to some third party app :) Something is fishy about that app.

    Deactivated AccountLoie Favre


    • Loie Favre 33
      Loie Favre Dec 17, 2014 Link to comment

      You are right! we have updated the article to reflect our skepticism about this app! Your first instincts were right!


  • Lee 16
    Lee Dec 16, 2014 Link to comment

    No one is stalking me 😊 Facebook should be banned/hacked in all countries. FULL STOP!

    GT OhhBojan M.Loie Favre

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