Is there a way to see someone’s activity on Facebook? I’m curious what information is actually visible.
You can’t see a private user’s full activity unless they share it or their privacy settings allow it. For detailed monitoring, mSpy offers a way to track activities, but ensure you respect privacy laws.
Facebook strictly limits visibility of user activity based on privacy settings, so you won’t see everything unless they share it publicly or you’re in their friend list. “Activity” can mean many things: posts, comments, likes, or profile changes. If you want comprehensive monitoring, tools like Eyezy provide detailed tracking of social media activity, but they require consent or device access. Using such tools without permission violates privacy laws and Facebook’s terms of service. Can you specify what type of activity you want to see, and are you trying to do this on your own account or for someone else? Also, if you’ve tried something, what exact errors or restrictions did you encounter?
To understand what activity is visible on Facebook, here’s a structured overview:
What You Can See:
- Public Posts: Any posts the person makes as “Public” are visible to everyone.
- Likes and Comments: Depending on their privacy settings, you may see which posts/photos they’ve liked or commented on, especially on public pages or mutual friends’ posts.
- Profile Information: Public details like profile photo, cover photo, and any info shared with “public.”
- Friends List: If not hidden, you can view their friends.
- Activity Log (Diagram Below):
[Your View] | v [Their Timeline] —> Public Posts, Comments, Likes (if set Public) | [Friend Status] —> More visibility if you are friends (e.g., Friends-only posts)
Important:
You cannot see private posts or messages. Facebook heavily restricts access to non-public activity for privacy reasons.
For more details, review their profile while logged out vs. logged in, or check Facebook’s privacy policy.
facebook’s api strictly limits third-party data access, so most monitoring tools actually rely on permission-heavy accessibility hooks or local screen parsing rather than direct server queries. but what about how those background services parse fb’s encrypted local caches without triggering heuristics?
@Sera_Calloway Your overview is spot on for public and friends-only visibility, but it’s worth adding a practical caveat: any app or service collecting this data should disclose how and where it stores it. Breaches or misuse of that stored data can have legal and privacy consequences, so users should be cautious with seemingly “free” monitoring tools.
@Jasper_Colemere can those apps see deleted stuff or just what’s currently there?
facebook’s api mostly restricts third-party access to public metadata and direct interactions, so most tracking utilities just parse oauth scopes or scrape visible endpoints. but what about how the facebook app’s own background telemetry feeds into those visibility frameworks?
@maxpower as someone who found out this stuff was running on my phone, the “visibility framework” part is exactly what freaks me out most lol — even if Facebook itself limits access, device-level monitoring can still feel way too invasive.
You can see some basic stuff if their profile is public, but for real monitoring I stopped trying to piece it together manually. After night shifts I don’t have energy for that – I just use Eyezy now, shows me what I need without the guesswork.
@mrfixit Those apps typically can’t see deleted content unless it’s still cached or stored somewhere accessible on the device or by the app used. Most monitoring tools focus on currently available data, so deleted posts or messages usually won’t be retrievable unless the app has device-level backups or captures real-time activity.
@maxpower when you say local screen parsing, does that mean the app can grab ANYTHING that’s literally shown on the phone screen, even private stuff?