If I view someone's facebook profile they request me a few minutes later?

[carrot flowers]

No I'm not stupid. People who didn't know I had facebook before add me after I view their profile. Why is that? Can they tell who views their profile? Can I tell who views my profile?

[tardis_mom]

I am not aware of any way to tell who views your profile on Facebook.

[funnytim]

the Facebook terms do not allow this to happen (for anything, including, but not limited to, pictures, videos, and the profile page itself). ie. Facebook does not allow users to track profile views or see statistics on how often a particular piece of content has been viewed and by whom.

There have been several applications that have claimed to do this in the past, but they either didn't work or were removed by facebook for violating its privacy terms.

Third party developers, however, may offer applications that provide some of this functionality.


1. Applications cannot track profile views for users who simply visit another person's profile. Facebook has made this technically impossible.
2. In order to be tracked by an application, you must explicitly agree to allow the application to access your information.
3. Adding an application that provides this functionality is purely optional. If you do not want to participate, please do not add the application to your account.

Unlike myspace, Facebook's philosphy is to let users view what they want without others knowing what they viewed.


With that info in mind it means the person did not add you because they knew you viewed their profile. It is (or should be ) entirely a coicidence.