Facebook Tracking Profile Views

A piece of Facebook’s source code somehow showed up in one user’s browser. From “Facebook has a built in ability to track who’s looking at your profile” at digg:

I was on facebook and out of no where some of the php source code showed up (I didn’t do anything illegal, and I still don’t know why it showed up). I browsed through it and found this interesting bit. Make of it what you will.

Partial transcript of the image:

// Monitoring these people's profile viewage.
// stored in central db on profile views.
// Helpful for law enforcement to monitor stalkers and stalkees.
// Wayne
//
// [blurred]
// [blurred]

function monitar-usey-ictl~ity(%userid){
$monitor = array('[blurred]' => 1, '[blurred]' => 1); // Put baddies (hotties?) in here

return ($monitor[$userid] || check_super($user_id)); // Stalk ourselves too.

The authenticity of the code is questionable. If it is indeed real, the code comments provide an interesting glimpse into Facebook culture.

3 Responses to “Facebook Tracking Profile Views”

  1. MetaEzra Says:

    Does this mean your website is now defunct?

  2. ran Says:

    i found something intresting that lasted for 2 hours.

    i was being abel to to be in someones profile but having the ability to delete his comments and photos..but when i press the delete button it say..ur account session has expired:S

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