![]() ![]() We’re still taking a look to see what it does, but the permission message may not mean very much – many applications and extensions require this level of access to function, and really close scrutiny is typically reserved for “High Alert” permissions such as “All data on your computer and the websites you visit”.Įven so, you may wish to give all of the above a miss – there’s little to be gained from installing an extension with a noticeable lack of information on the store page, and anything involving Facebook profile views in general should be treated with a healthy sense of skepticism. Whoever set this up just wants you to click a survey link and fill it in / sign up to ringtones / install software / whatever happens to be available at the time to make themselves some money.įollowing the Chrome store link in the source code, we can see thousandssa(dot)pw listed as the homepage for a Chrome extension called “Pro Visitor” which is rather thin on the ground in terms of information given, but despite that there’s a good 47,400 people who have downloaded it so far. Zynga Inc., a leader in social gaming, is an example of such a business. This platform spawned many businesses and added thousands of jobs to the global economy. The above “Facebook profile viewer” page, complete with “3 other people are currently watching your profile” message, is a work of fiction. Facebook provides a development platform for many social gaming, communication, feedback, review, and other applications related to online activities. Here’s the Quizeer page – complete with survey questions: XPI, and also reference to a URL – quizeer(dot)com – which offers up fake “who is watching your Facebook profile” content most commonly found in Facebook survey scams. For example, if it says 3 other people viewed this story, it means that 3 people that you’re not friends with have viewed your story. You can also use the Friends Except and Specific Friends audience options to include or exclude specific. Other Viewers are the people who’ve viewed your storythat isn’t friends with youon Facebook. ![]() Taking a look at the source code, we see mention of the (currently offline). People who can see your post can also see the audience you chose to share with: When you use the Custom audience option to share a post with a list or specific people, the people you share the post with may be able to see each others names. XPI browser extension file which was offline at time of writing. Visiting the above page in FireFox offered us an. More often than not you’ll be walking into a survey scam or an unwanted install. Long time readers will know anything related to profile views on social networks will set alarm bells ringing, because there is usually no way to track who is on your page or what they’re looking at. * Instantly see who is viewing your profile We recently saw a website – thousandssa(dot)pw – offering up a Facebook Profile Visitor browser extension: ![]()
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