Current Events > Wow facebook is getting super intrusive when it comes to searching for people

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gna647 04/28/17 5:06:58 AM #1:	so i do this thing where I search a girl on facebook after I match them on tinder you know, usually to check if they're OK in the head or if they're not catfishing me or some shit like that. and i know that you show up on their "people you may know" if you do search them. But now facebook is doing some thing where you show up on their messenger. Like they can see if you're online or not. And I see them on my messenger too. Like what the fuck. --- http://i.imgur.com/iMaDK.jpg http://i.imgur.com/e9OCH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/RnA9A.gif http://i.imgur.com/LvJeR.png <cite>gna647 posted [p:878062578] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote>so i do this thing where I search a girl on facebook after I match them on tinder you know, usually to check if they're OK in the head or if they're not catfishing me or some shit like that. and i know that you show up on their "people you may know" if you do search them. But now facebook is doing some thing where you show up on their messenger. Like they can see if you're online or not. And I see them on my messenger too. Like what the fuck.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MakoReizei 04/28/17 5:15:14 AM #2:	gna647 posted... and i know that you show up on their "people you may know" if you do search them. But now facebook is doing some thing where you show up on their messenger. Like they can see if you're online or not. are you serious? oh fuck. --- http://i.imgur.com/K9jfKpU.png <cite>MakoReizei posted [p:878062771] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote><cite>gna647 posted...</cite> <quote>and i know that you show up on their "people you may know" if you do search them. But now facebook is doing some thing where you show up on their messenger. Like they can see if you're online or not.</quote> are you serious? oh fuck.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChrisHansen59 04/28/17 5:18:37 AM #3:	So if I go to check somebody out, they show them in messenger? --- http://i.imgtc.com/jZY2MqX.png <cite>ChrisHansen59 posted [p:878062843] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote>So if I go to check somebody out, they show them in messenger?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gna647 04/28/17 5:18:51 AM #4:	ChrisHansen59 posted... So if I go to check somebody out, they show them in messenger? yup --- http://i.imgur.com/iMaDK.jpg http://i.imgur.com/e9OCH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/RnA9A.gif http://i.imgur.com/LvJeR.png <cite>gna647 posted [p:878062850] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote><cite>ChrisHansen59 posted...</cite> <quote>So if I go to check somebody out, they show them in messenger?</quote> yup</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChrisHansen59 04/28/17 5:20:52 AM #5:	I just tested I don't see them --- http://i.imgtc.com/jZY2MqX.png <cite>ChrisHansen59 posted [p:878062883] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote>I just tested I don't see them</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThePredominate 04/28/17 5:21:21 AM #6:	Yikes! --- Keep your face to the Sunshine, and you will not see the Shadows. <cite>ThePredominate posted [p:878062894] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote>Yikes!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Chicken 04/28/17 5:23:16 AM #7:	Oh dear god. --- http://i.imgur.com/sA2gY3P.png Squad goals <cite>Chicken posted [p:878062930] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote>Oh dear god.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sativa_Rose 04/28/17 5:23:49 AM #8:	What the fuck has Zuckerberg done now... --- I may not go down in history, but I will go down on your sister. <cite>Sativa_Rose posted [p:878062938] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote>What the fuck has Zuckerberg done now...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turtlebread 04/28/17 5:34:21 AM #9:	a new source of facebook comedy --- http://i.imgur.com/yCW15Zn.jpg <cite>Turtlebread posted [p:878063146] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote>a new source of facebook comedy</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
zombiexdeathx 04/28/17 6:39:24 AM #10:	cuckerberg ... lol --- Feminism is cancer <cite>zombiexdeathx posted [p:878064304] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote>cuckerberg ... lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sativa_Rose 04/28/17 6:42:06 AM #11:	zombiexdeathx posted... cuckerberg ... lol lmao good one --- I may not go down in history, but I will go down on your sister. <cite>Sativa_Rose posted [p:878064363] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote><cite>zombiexdeathx posted...</cite> <quote>cuckerberg ... lol</quote> lmao good one</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kineth 04/28/17 6:48:39 AM #12:	MakoReizei posted... gna647 posted... and i know that you show up on their "people you may know" if you do search them. But now facebook is doing some thing where you show up on their messenger. Like they can see if you're online or not. are you serious? oh fuck. lol... this has been a thing for awhile. --- I call them boob implants because saying I'm getting a boobilicious chest full of science isn't likely to catch your attention. -gunplagirl <cite>Kineth posted [p:878064499] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote><cite>MakoReizei posted...</cite> <quote><cite>gna647 posted...</cite> <quote>and i know that you show up on their "people you may know" if you do search them. But now facebook is doing some thing where you show up on their messenger. Like they can see if you're online or not.</quote> are you serious? oh fuck.</quote> lol... this has been a thing for awhile.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
REMercsChamp 04/28/17 6:51:35 AM #13:	Is this true? I only see people on messenger if they're in my friends list or I've had some message or other interaction with them. --- https://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/35939727.jpg <cite>REMercsChamp posted [p:878064559] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote>Is this true? I only see people on messenger if they're in my friends list or I've had some message or other interaction with them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kineth 04/28/17 6:53:02 AM #14:	REMercsChamp posted... Is this true? I only see people on messenger if they're in my friends list or I've had some message or other interaction with them. I'm sure that privacy settings do control this. --- I call them boob implants because saying I'm getting a boobilicious chest full of science isn't likely to catch your attention. -gunplagirl <cite>Kineth posted [p:878064588] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote><cite>REMercsChamp posted...</cite> <quote>Is this true? I only see people on messenger if they're in my friends list or I've had some message or other interaction with them.</quote> I'm sure that privacy settings do control this.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
REMercsChamp 04/28/17 6:55:29 AM #15:	Kineth posted... REMercsChamp posted... Is this true? I only see people on messenger if they're in my friends list or I've had some message or other interaction with them. I'm sure that privacy settings do control this. I wouldn't think that just searching someone would make them show up in your messenger or vice versa. --- https://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/35939727.jpg <cite>REMercsChamp posted [p:878064650] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kineth posted...</cite> <quote><cite>REMercsChamp posted...</cite> <quote>Is this true? I only see people on messenger if they're in my friends list or I've had some message or other interaction with them.</quote> I'm sure that privacy settings do control this.</quote> I wouldn't think that just searching someone would make them show up in your messenger or vice versa.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
stone 04/28/17 7:00:38 AM #16:	REMercsChamp posted... Kineth posted... REMercsChamp posted... Is this true? I only see people on messenger if they're in my friends list or I've had some message or other interaction with them. I'm sure that privacy settings do control this. I wouldn't think that just searching someone would make them show up in your messenger or vice versa. Yeah seriously. Especially since sometimes when searching for a specific person I end up checking 10 profiles before finding the right one. --- PONG WAS REAL? I thought that was just a story parents told kids to scare them <cite>stone posted [p:878064752] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote><cite>REMercsChamp posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Kineth posted...</cite> <quote><cite>REMercsChamp posted...</cite> <quote>Is this true? I only see people on messenger if they're in my friends list or I've had some message or other interaction with them.</quote> I'm sure that privacy settings do control this.</quote> I wouldn't think that just searching someone would make them show up in your messenger or vice versa.</quote> Yeah seriously. Especially since sometimes when searching for a specific person I end up checking 10 profiles before finding the right one.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
frozenshock 04/28/17 7:02:57 AM #17:	That's why I have two facebook accounts One that is my real account And another one that I use to search random people. My alternate account is the fake persona of an 86 year old math teacher in Uzbekistan who supports the communist party. --- I don't hate people, people hate me. <cite>frozenshock posted [p:878064794] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote>That's why I have two facebook accounts One that is my real account And another one that I use to search random people. My alternate account is the fake persona of an 86 year old math teacher in Uzbekistan who supports the communist party.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
REMercsChamp 04/28/17 7:04:26 AM #18:	stone posted... REMercsChamp posted... Kineth posted... REMercsChamp posted... Is this true? I only see people on messenger if they're in my friends list or I've had some message or other interaction with them. I'm sure that privacy settings do control this. I wouldn't think that just searching someone would make them show up in your messenger or vice versa. Yeah seriously. Especially since sometimes when searching for a specific person I end up checking 10 profiles before finding the right one. I think I would have noticed if random people were appearing on my chat. I don't think this is a thing. The guy mentioned tinder so it's possible he sent a message or something that triggered it. --- https://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/35939727.jpg <cite>REMercsChamp posted [p:878064830] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote><cite>stone posted...</cite> <quote><cite>REMercsChamp posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Kineth posted...</cite> <quote><cite>REMercsChamp posted...</cite> <quote>Is this true? I only see people on messenger if they're in my friends list or I've had some message or other interaction with them.</quote> I'm sure that privacy settings do control this.</quote> I wouldn't think that just searching someone would make them show up in your messenger or vice versa.</quote> Yeah seriously. Especially since sometimes when searching for a specific person I end up checking 10 profiles before finding the right one.</quote> I think I would have noticed if random people were appearing on my chat. I don't think this is a thing. The guy mentioned tinder so it's possible he sent a message or something that triggered it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
frozenshock 04/28/17 7:05:35 AM #19:	One thing I did notice is that a lot of clients from work are coming up in my "people you may know" list --- I don't hate people, people hate me. <cite>frozenshock posted [p:878064854] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote>One thing I did notice is that a lot of clients from work are coming up in my "people you may know" list</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
REMercsChamp 04/28/17 7:06:08 AM #20:	frozenshock posted... One thing I did notice is that a lot of clients from work are coming up in my "people you may know" list That's been like this forever - if you search them or they search you it will trigger people you may know. The chat thing, never heard of it before. --- https://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/35939727.jpg <cite>REMercsChamp posted [p:878064865] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote><cite>frozenshock posted...</cite> <quote>One thing I did notice is that a lot of clients from work are coming up in my "people you may know" list</quote> That's been like this forever - if you search them or they search you it will trigger people you may know. The chat thing, never heard of it before.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Frogles 04/28/17 7:11:53 AM #21:	facebook is some creepy shit man. i first made an account like a year or two to link it to some shitty mobile game. of course it already recommended my family and some friends just based on my last name and the contacts on my fams pages. nothing weird there. but it was recommending me people that i use to play smash 64 with years ago on a now 15 year old +program that wasn't connected to any type of social media. these people lived in a different state than me and were not on my familys friends lists. --- Ahem...there's SAND on my boots! -Kefka 1951-0301-9911 <cite>Frogles posted [p:878064976] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote>facebook is some creepy shit man. i first made an account like a year or two to link it to some shitty mobile game. of course it already recommended my family and some friends just based on my last name and the contacts on my fams pages. nothing weird there. but it was recommending me people that i use to play smash 64 with years ago on a now 15 year old +program that wasn't connected to any type of social media. these people lived in a different state than me and were not on my familys friends lists.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kineth 04/28/17 7:17:48 AM #22:	They may have searched for you. --- I call them boob implants because saying I'm getting a boobilicious chest full of science isn't likely to catch your attention. -gunplagirl <cite>Kineth posted [p:878065115] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote>They may have searched for you.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kineth 04/28/17 7:18:34 AM #23:	Oh and btw, if you get a person's number and their number is linked to their facebook account, they will pop up in the people you may know thing too. --- I call them boob implants because saying I'm getting a boobilicious chest full of science isn't likely to catch your attention. -gunplagirl <cite>Kineth posted [p:878065143] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote>Oh and btw, if you get a person's number and their number is linked to their facebook account, they will pop up in the people you may know thing too.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pinky0926 04/28/17 7:22:01 AM #24:	Facebook pisses me off. I've gone through every conceivable step to make my profile as invisible and minimal as possible, and still people are able to find my profile and details about my life. I'm really considering deleting it. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z316/CeliaOfTheSky/Pinky0926.jpg <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:878065227] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote>Facebook pisses me off. I've gone through every conceivable step to make my profile as invisible and minimal as possible, and still people are able to find my profile and details about my life. I'm really considering deleting it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sativa_Rose 04/28/17 7:23:43 AM #25:	LinkedIn is also very obtrusive. Somehow it keeps bringing up the names of people I did a group programming project with more than a year ago. We only ever communicated through text message, and yet LinkedIn keeps making them pop up. --- I may not go down in history, but I will go down on your sister. <cite>Sativa_Rose posted [p:878065271] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote>LinkedIn is also very obtrusive. Somehow it keeps bringing up the names of people I did a group programming project with more than a year ago. We only ever communicated through text message, and yet LinkedIn keeps making them pop up.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BreezyExcursion 04/28/17 7:54:17 AM #26:	the most alarming "people you may know" i got was after sharing an uber with complete strangers. we did NOT exchange contact information so it couldn't have been pulled from my phone unless theyre literally doing friend finding based on literal fucking location history. i think i only knew this girl's first name. lo and behold next morning there's her face on people you may know --- produce rope shoot rope <cite>BreezyExcursion posted [p:878066024] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote>the most alarming "people you may know" i got was after sharing an uber with complete strangers. we did NOT exchange contact information so it couldn't have been pulled from my phone unless theyre literally doing friend finding based on literal fucking location history. i think i only knew this girl's first name. lo and behold next morning there's her face on people you may know</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kineth 04/28/17 8:06:09 AM #27:	BreezyExcursion posted... the most alarming "people you may know" i got was after sharing an uber with complete strangers. we did NOT exchange contact information so it couldn't have been pulled from my phone unless theyre literally doing friend finding based on literal fucking location history. i think i only knew this girl's first name. lo and behold next morning there's her face on people you may know Yeah, it will do that too. Hell, if it hears you mention someone's name that you're already friends with, their posts may suddenly start appearing on your feed. --- I call them boob implants because saying I'm getting a boobilicious chest full of science isn't likely to catch your attention. -gunplagirl <cite>Kineth posted [p:878066376] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote><cite>BreezyExcursion posted...</cite> <quote>the most alarming "people you may know" i got was after sharing an uber with complete strangers. we did NOT exchange contact information so it couldn't have been pulled from my phone unless theyre literally doing friend finding based on literal fucking location history. i think i only knew this girl's first name. lo and behold next morning there's her face on people you may know</quote> Yeah, it will do that too. Hell, if it hears you mention someone's name that you're already friends with, their posts may suddenly start appearing on your feed.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlisLandale 04/28/17 8:36:59 AM #28:	Kineth posted... BreezyExcursion posted... the most alarming "people you may know" i got was after sharing an uber with complete strangers. we did NOT exchange contact information so it couldn't have been pulled from my phone unless theyre literally doing friend finding based on literal fucking location history. i think i only knew this girl's first name. lo and behold next morning there's her face on people you may know Yeah, it will do that too. Hell, if it hears you mention someone's name that you're already friends with, their posts may suddenly start appearing on your feed. Is "posts by time" still a pain in the ass to find? Ive always hated facebooks "curated" approach and its one of the reasons i quit. I dont give a shit what my friends posted 19 hours ago if I missed it. I want to know whats happening now. --- Currently Binging: Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex http://i.imgtc.com/YQId2Bz.png <cite>AlisLandale posted [p:878067325] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kineth posted...</cite> <quote><cite>BreezyExcursion posted...</cite> <quote>the most alarming "people you may know" i got was after sharing an uber with complete strangers. we did NOT exchange contact information so it couldn't have been pulled from my phone unless theyre literally doing friend finding based on literal fucking location history. i think i only knew this girl's first name. lo and behold next morning there's her face on people you may know</quote> Yeah, it will do that too. Hell, if it hears you mention someone's name that you're already friends with, their posts may suddenly start appearing on your feed.</quote> Is "posts by time" still a pain in the ass to find? Ive always hated facebooks "curated" approach and its one of the reasons i quit. I dont give a shit what my friends posted 19 hours ago if I missed it. I want to know whats happening now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ReignFury 04/28/17 9:30:43 AM #29:	Theres also your search history under "activity" that you cant switch off --- MAKE AMERICA SMART AGAIN http://i.giftrunk.com/rv4b2c.gif <cite>ReignFury posted [p:878069410] in Wow facebo... [t:75287975]...</cite> <quote>Theres also your search history under "activity" that you cant switch off</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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