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These are scams!

‘See Who Has Viewed Your Profile’

‘How to see who has viewed your profile’

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FACEBOOK:
1 THERE IS NO WAY ANYONE CAN SEE WHO HAS VIEWED THEIR PROFILE.
2 THERE IS NO WAY OTHERS CAN CREATE SUCH A FUNCTION.
3 FACEBOOK WILL MAKE SURE THERE WILL NEVER BE SUCH A WAY.

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Facebook Will Never Let You See Who’s Viewed Your Profile

Some Info Facebook Doesn’t Want Users to Have

If you use Facebook, there’s a good chance you’ve encountered some app or some friend claiming they’ve found a way for you to see who has been viewing your profile. Chances are, it was a scam.

In fact, a few months ago, there were reports circulating about such scams. One in particular, security firm Sophos said attracted 60,000 clicks in just a few hours. Such scams still pop up from time to time. Your best bet is to ignore them, no matter how curious you are.

Facebook has acknowledged in the past that there is no way to view this information, but a post on Quora makes it pretty clear that there never will be a way either.

When someone asked the question: “Will Facebook ever offer a feature like LinkedIn’s, where you can see who has viewed your profile, Facebook Director of Engineering Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth simply says:

“No.”

http://www.webpronews.com/facebook-will-never-let-you-see-whos-viewed-your-profile-2011-01

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Facebook Scam: ‘See Who Has Viewed Your Profile’

Status updates, Facebook groups and pages claiming to let users see who has viewed their Facebook profile pages are all scams which often link users to ad-filled pages.

Curious to see who views your Facebook profile page?

You’re out of luck. Status updates, Facebook groups, and pages claiming to let users see who has viewed their Facebook profile pages are scams, often linking users to ad-filled sites.

In recent days, for instance, you may have seen your Facebook friends speaking in bizarrely adolescent chatroom vernacular:

“OMG OMG OMG… I cant believe this actually works! Now you really can see who viewed your profile! on [LINK].”

“If you’re tempted to click on the link, you’re taken to a webpage that encourages you to go a little deeper and permit an application to have access to your Facebook profile,” wrote Graham Cluley, a senior technology consultant at Sophos, in a blog post.

According to Sophos, over 60,000 people clicked into the claim in a few hours.

But as Facebook noted in July, there is no way anyone can see who has viewed their profile, and no way others can create such a function.

“We’re working hard to block and remove websites, Pages, and applications that claim to do this. If you see one, don’t be fooled, and report it to us immediately,” the company wrote on its security page.

Clicking into these links usually directs people to ad-filled pages. Others might promise to exchange a profile-viewing feature if a user can generate enough likes and linkshares.

“If you’ve been hit by a scam like this, remove references to it from your newsfeed, and revoke the right of rogue applications to access your profile via Account/ Privacy Settings/ Applications and Websites,” Cluley suggests.

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