Facebook Warns About Stalk-My-Profile Scam

Facebook is "aggressively disabling" the apps.

By Kara Reeder | Mar 17, 2010
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According to V3.co.uk, Facebook users should be on the lookout for a raft of new applications that claim to allow users to see who is viewing their profile, warns the social networking site. Facebook tells users:

Don't believe any applications that claim they can show you who's viewing your profile or photo. They can't.

Facebook is "aggressively disabling" the apps, which don't do anything except profit their creators via ad affiliate revenues and deceptive tactics, says The Register.

 

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