Can I find out who is stalking me on Facebook?

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3 years ago

It was about a month ago that I noticed some weird activities in my Facebook account. I came to see that from my account there are comments left on various pictures which I have never seen before and I was not interested in at all. That was when I guessed someone else is logged into my account or is trying to stalk me.

If you have noticed any of the options below on your Facebook account, you might be hacked as well.

Quiet Stalkers

Facebook says it is impossible to know if someone quietly stalks your profile, activity log and photos. While some websites suggest viewing your Top Friends, Facebook Search and using other tools to see who shows up first when trying to identify your stalkers, those who appear at the top of those lists are more likely people with whom you interact most. So, unless your quiet stalker visits your Timeline and pictures frequently enough to surpass your best friends and family in Facebook’s tracking algorithms, a stranger or acquaintance is not likely to appear in the top slots.

Applications

Facebook assures that no third-party application can identify those who view your Timeline and other data and that you should report any application claiming to do so. Some of these third-party apps go beyond being a basic scam; they can be malicious, posing a danger to your account and computer. However, applications such as On the Rebound claim their software can get inside some Facebook data, helping people stalk. This particular app searches the Timelines of the stalker’s friends to provide you information about who is single and likely to “hook up.”

Interaction

You can spot those not-so-quiet stalkers when their name pops up as a like or comment on your posts too frequently for an acquaintance. They may also comment on things that only a close friend or family member normally would, such as pictures of your kids or a vent about a bad day at the office. Acquaintances who become stalkers may send you multiple messages, even when you didn’t respond to previous contact attempts. When it comes to instant messages, your best bet is to ignore people you don’t know. Finally, comments from acquaintances on pictures or posts from months ago should cause some concern.

Friend Requests

Be leery of any friend request from strangers who have no common friends or who have new accounts. Anyone can pose as an individual when behind a computer screen, and efforts to increase your popularity by becoming friends with strangers could expose you to a stalker. If you de-friend someone on suspicion that she is stalking you, and she immediately sends another friend request, uses the block feature and hopes that’s the last you’ll hear from her.

Are the number of assaults, stalking, and other crimes any more prevalent now than when everyone's phone was listed in a book?

YES. Stalking is easier now because everything is electronic and online: people have social media of all kinds. Easy stalking fodder, and people, for some reason, hesitate to block, have private accounts, or simply not participate.

Also, stalkers have adapted to using all kinds of software to do their dirty work. Spyware, Bluetooth, phishing, spoofing, GPS, middle man attacks, keystroke monitoring, hacking, session hijacking, digital spy cameras that upload to the cloud. You name it, stalkers do it.