Your search activity on Facebook is private, and unless you interact with the person in some way (such as by sending them a friend request or a message), they will not know that you searched for them.
Facebook doesn't let people track who views their profile. Third-party apps also can't provide this functionality. If you come across an app that claims to offer this ability, please report the app. Was this helpful?
Even if you don't want to be a regular Facebook user, creating a fake Facebook account will keep your anonymity, but allow you to log into Facebook and search users. If you don't want to use your real email address on Facebook, you can set up a disposable address.
Only you are able to see who has viewed your story.
After viewing the story, close the Instagram app and turn off the Airplane mode. You can now view the Instagram story anonymously, and the user will not be notified that you have viewed their story.
If a user's story is not public or part of Snapchat Live, there is no way to view it. This setting protects the privacy of those who would rather not share their stories with anyone. Some apps might let you see a story set to private of someone who is not your friend.
But can you see how many times someone has viewed your Facebook story? And will people be able to know if you're watching and re-watching theirs? Nope. As with Instagram stories, you cannot tell who's been visiting your story repeatedly and who's caught it only once.
Can Someone See When You Google Them? If you search for someone's name online, they won't receive a notification that you Googled their name, nor can they find out that you searched for them.
Profile Views
The algorithm collects data about how often you view certain profiles. If the profile views are mutual, meaning that the person whose profile you often visit regularly checks up on your profile too, there's a high chance they'll appear on the list.
Use the search engine
One way to find out who is searching for you online is to adopt a search engine, such as Google, Yahoo, or Bing. Type your name into the search bar and see what the result of your search is. If you have a common name, add additional information such as your city or state of residence.
Figure Out Who Googles You Using Google Alerts
If you run your own website and have access to Google's suite of webmaster tools, you can use Google Analytics to see which keywords drive the most traffic to your domain. For many types of websites, the name of the person in charge will likely be one of them.
Facebook does not send notifications if you or someone else screenshots a story, post, video, or anything like that. You will get notified if someone screenshots an encrypted message in Messenger.
If a person or Page has shared a story you haven't seen yet, you'll see a blue ring around their profile picture. Keep in mind that when you view someone's story, they'll be able to tell that you've seen it. Stories appear in a row at the top of your Feed.
To look at who's seen your story, open your story and swipe up on the screen. You'll see the number and the Instagram usernames of the people who have viewed each photo or video in your story. If you shared your story to Facebook, scroll down see who saw your story on Facebook.
When you add someone to your Restricted list, you'll still be friends with them on Facebook, but they'll only be able to see your public information (example: your posts and profile info you choose to make public) and posts you tag them in.
Only the people in your Close Friends list will see your story, and it will be hidden from all your other followers. This means you can be a lot more selective about who can watch certain Instagram Stories posts from your account!
Tap in the top right, then tap Settings and privacy. Below Who can see your content, tap Hide story and live. Tap Hide story and live from. Select the people you'd like to hide your story from, then tap in the top left.
When someone mentions you in their story, your username is visible in their story, and anyone who can see it can tap your username to go to your profile. If your account is set to private, only your approved followers can see your posts. Stories you're mentioned in don't appear on your profile or in your tagged photos.
How do we stop that? That means you are each using a browser signed into the same Google account so all the synced data shows up on all computers/devices signed into that account.
What is Google Trends? Google Trends is a tool that lets you explore what the world is searching for by entering a keyword or a topic in the Explore bar. It also shows the Daily and Real time search trends.
A quick way to clear those results is by making sure the profiles on those accounts are private. By making those profiles private, Google won't display them in search results. The caveat here is that if your profile was public and had shown up in search results before, it will continue to appear in Google searches.
Generally, someone cannot see your browser history from another phone, but there are ways to achieve this, such as syncing your browser or using spyware. Your browser history can give someone an insight into what you have been up to while surfing the internet.
Most social websites keep tabs on user activity for a variety of reasons including content moderation, ad targeting, and data analytics. That said, no one except you, the site admins, and the third parties they share your data with can see your social media searches – not even your Wi-Fi admin or owner.