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

[Malmrose]

Terry,

I should add that Quora did have a lot of good things for me to check (like
whether or not my friend is using FB in offline mode).

Thanks!

--Cathy

On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 9:33 AM, Malmrose <malmrose at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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