Hello all, I opened recently a new account at FB and I checked how it propose new friends. It started from the very first friend search I did by proposing friends of people related to people I searched for. This search was recorded, not only as a cookie but in their systems as I erased all the cookies and FB kept proposing new friends. One of the "devious ways accessing private information" might be the search recording... Regards, Yohanan Ouaknine -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of mama.nin@gmail.com Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 2:42 PM To: Daniel Oliveira Cc: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-L] How does Facebook find friends? It may have been that it initially scanned based on very basic information like last name and current city. First wave may have then included ppl like the mother and father. In subsequent algorithms it may have scanned those identified in first wave for shared friends- so it possibly identified the granduncle based on information like the mother and father (etc) have this shared friend, the granduncle. Hence, these ppl get suggested as possible friends in a shared network. Plus, FB is known for devious ways around accessing private information. That's my educated, non-expert guess. Best, Nora Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing, there is a field. I will meet you there ~Rumi _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/