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Facebook now mainly used for spying on your significant other, whining

Mashable reprinted a Facebook survey from AskMen.com and the results are pretty eye-opening, especially the part about whether or not your boyfriend is spying on you through your Facebook account.

Answer: ladies... time to log out.

When asked if they had ever read a partner’s Facebook messages, e-mail or other electronic correspondence, the men answered thusly:

  • Yes, but only with my partner’s knowledge: 23.51%
  • Yes, but only because it was open on the desktop: 13.32%
  • Yes, I broke into my partner’s e-mail or messaging account: 8.90%
  • No, but I would if I suspected my partner was up to something: 21.54%
  • No, I respect my partner’s privacy: 32.73%

That's right, folks, only about a third of dudes with significant others who have Facebook accounts (so, practically ever dude with a girlfriend under 67) resisted the urge to find out if his girl has truly blocked her ex or if that outing with the girls is really just with the girls.

The next response was a relief, thankfully:

If you had the ability to, would you track your partner’s physical movement (with a GPS implant, for example)? Only 3.56% said “Yes,” while 79.28% said no.

Via.

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Comments ( 4 )

Isn't there someway on Facebook to know who is checking out your profile?

lopp commented on Jul 21 10 at 10:36 am

that last question was a curveball! unfair for the 3.56% who were caught off-guard

dude commented on Jul 21 10 at 10:39 am

No, there's not. There are a bunch of apps or whatever that say they can track it, but they all either lie or just keep track of who posts on your wall. The most recent privacy hubbub boiled down to people getting freaked out that advertisers might get more information. Imagine the panic if your crush found out you check his status update 20 times a day.

Me commented on Jul 21 10 at 10:43 am

I'm sure women would have similar results if polled. And before social networking, people were spying via text message or e-mail or mail or phone or whatever. Nothing new or surprising.

unfunny commented on Jul 21 10 at 10:49 am

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