[Techtalk] werid status of msgs, maybe from remote access tech support-- help?

[Malmrose]

Thank you Terry! So nice to get some help. I should have asked earlier.

The link had some good info (I love Quora too) but still no concrete answer.

--Cathy

On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 8:45 AM, Terry <tech at futurecourse.com> wrote:

> On 04/08/2015 06:34, Malmrose wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I used to be a regular on LinuxChix lists. I had a few too-busy-for
> > any-list years and now I'm back because of an issue I haven't been able
> to
> > understand / solve.
> >
> > After getting only 3 hours sleep last night, I'm ready to ask for help.
> >
> > Do any of you do remote access tech support?
> >
> > I'm trying to determine if my private messages to a friend are being read
> > by someone else.
> >
> > Help me troubleshoot? This has occurred 20+ times over the course of 2
> > weeks.
> >
> > * I send a message (private message) to a friend on FB.
> >
> > * The message is marked "Seen" within a few minutes, but my friend's
> status
> > is "Active 17 hours ago," or someother <24 number of hours. (This friend
> > lives in a very remote location and checks email only once a day.)
> >
> > My guess is that perhaps someone is accessing my friend's FB account
> > without logging in as the account owner.
> >
> > I can't think of any other scenario in which this could occur.
> >
> > The messages often have sensitive content. If someone is accessing the
> > account remotely, I need to be far more careful! FB is currently my own
> way
> > to contact this person so all our communication has gone through this one
> > pipeline.
> >
> > I actually have (expensive!) tickets to go visit this friend, will be
> there
> > 11 days from now, but in the meantime, I'd like to find out if there is
> > another way a message can be marked Seen but the account owner be afk.
> >
> > Advice? Help?
> >
> > Cathy Malmrose
>
> Found this:
>
> http://www.quora.com/Does-Facebook-remove-Seen-when-I-mark-a-message-as-unread
>
>
> While not specifically about your question, it does go through a lot of
> info on what Facebook does with Seen and how messages get marked.  Might
> be a good starting point so you can rule out some things.
>
> --
> Terry
>
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-- 
Cathy
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