How "People you may know" works in Facebook?

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  rahul69

  #-Link-Snipped-# quite possible that u are using some app to manage contact list, which might be connected to FB, this is the only idea which looks feasible to me 😨
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  Ankita Katdare

  Or if he doesn't, the driver might have it installed. 😁 If nothing else, if Facebook Messenger (some people pair it to get normal SMS on that app) is present, I am sure it could fetch data from your mobile and use it for coming up with this data.
  Interesting observation #-Link-Snipped-#
  I always thought it was displayed using an algorithm that matches mutual friends. Never paid attention.
  
  In fact if you create an account and have not made a single friend on facebook, it still gives you the most accurate results. As soon as you add 1 connection, they can start making assumptions about who you know, and who they know, and who they know.
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  Koushal Patel

  #-Link-Snipped-# Have you seen similar case for your ID ever?
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  Ankita Katdare

  Nope. As I said, I never pay much attention, but I checked after you wrote this post and found that all the names in my suggestion list had at least 5 mutual friends.
  
  Strange. Waiting for more replies here.
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  Koushal Patel

  #-Link-Snipped-# What if I say, I use FB on my system. Since many days, am not using it in my "Small Screen", so I am not sure about the statement
  

  Ankita Katdare

  if Facebook Messenger (some people pair it to get normal SMS on that app) is present, I am sure it could fetch data from your mobile and use it for coming up with this data.

  ! 😀
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  Anoop Kumar

  Welcome to the Giants of Internet who want everyone to be connected and respect your privacy and data☕.
  
  If you have Facebook messenger installed here is permission list on android.
  

  Identity
  

  • find accounts on the device
  • read your own contact card

  Contacts
  

  • read your contacts

  Location
  

  • approximate location (network-based)
  • precise location (GPS and network-based)

  SMS
  

  • edit your text messages (SMS or MMS)
  • receive text messages (SMS)
  • read your text messages (SMS or MMS)
  • send SMS messages
  • receive text messages (MMS)

  Phone
  

  • directly call phone numbers
  • read call log 😁

  Photos/Media/Files
  

  • test access to protected storage
  • modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

  Camera
  

  • take pictures and videos

  Microphone
  

  • record audio

  Wi-Fi connection information
  

  • view Wi-Fi connections

  Device ID & call information
  

  • read phone status and identity

  Other
  

  • receive data from Internet
  • download files without notification
  • run at startup
  • send sticky broadcast
  • prevent device from sleeping
  • view network connections
  • install shortcuts
  • read battery statistics
  • change your audio settings
  • read Google service configuration
  • draw over other apps
  • full network access
  • read sync settings
  • control vibration
  • change network connectivity