Reminder: You Can’t See Who Viewed Your Facebook Profile

Applications that promise to show Facebook users who has viewed their profiles have been around as long as Facebook itself, and despite countless warnings that they are fake, they live on, much like the emails from Nigerian oil company officials seeking recipients’ bank account information so they can transfer large amounts of money into them.

Applications that promise to show Facebook users who has viewed their profiles have been around as long as Facebook itself, and despite countless warnings that they are fake, they live on, much like the emails from Nigerian oil company officials seeking recipients’ bank account information so they can transfer large amounts of money into them.

Sophos’ Naked Security blog provided screen shots of some of the latest examples making the rounds, as well as reinforcing the warning that these apps are not authentic.

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