People You May Know
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What is People You May Know on Facebook?
What is People You May Know on Facebook?
People You May Know is a list of people who you might want to be friends with because you have things in common, like a mutual friend, school or workplace
.
You can send a friend request to anyone on your People You May Know list by selecting Add Friend. If you think a suggestion is unhelpful, you can remove it and see fewer suggestions like it.
How can I manage information used for People You May Know?
How can I manage information used for People You May Know?
There are different ways you can control what information People You May Know uses
.
You can:
Change the privacy settings of your friends list
.
Limit who can send you friend requests
to friends of friends.
Manage mobile phone and email contacts
you uploaded to Facebook or Messenger.
Control who Facebook can suggest your profile to
based on your email address or phone number.
Learn more about what information we collect and how it's used in our Privacy Policy
.
Where can I see People You May Know on Facebook?
Where can I see People You May Know on Facebook?
You can use People You May Know to see people who are friends with your friends or may have some common interests with you.
To see People You May Know:
1.
Tap 
in the top right of Facebook.
in the top right of Facebook.2.
Tap Find Friends
.
You may also see People You May Know suggestions in your notifications and Feed.
Where People You May Know suggestions on Facebook come from
Where People You May Know suggestions on Facebook come from
People You May Know can help you find other friends on Facebook.
Friend suggestions come from things like:
Having friends in common
Your networks, such as your current city, school or work
Being in the same Facebook group
Being tagged
in the same photo or post
Contacts you uploaded
Learn how to manage what information is used for People You May Know
.
To add someone as a friend from People You May Know, you can send them a friend request
. If you don't like a suggestion then you can remove it
. Learn how to hide People You May Know suggestions
from your Feed.
Please read our notice on contact uploading
for Non-Users.
How does Facebook use my information to show suggestions in People You May Know?
How does Facebook use my information to show suggestions in People You May Know?
People You May Know can help you and your friends connect with other people on Facebook. People You May Know suggestions may show you people you might want to add as a friend who you haven’t seen on Facebook yet or who may be new to Facebook.
People You May Know suggestions can be friends of friends, people in your network or people you may have something in common with.
What information does Facebook use to show suggestions in People You May Know?
People You May Know suggests people you might be likely to add as a friend on Facebook. Friend suggestions come from things like:
Having friends in common.
Your profile information and networks (example: your current city, school or work).
Your Facebook activity (example: joining groups or being tagged in the same photo or post).
Contacts you or someone you may know uploaded
to Facebook or Messenger.
If you upload your contacts through the Facebook app, learn how to manage contact uploading
. If someone has uploaded their contacts and it includes your mobile phone number or email address, you may show up as friend suggestions for each other.
For more information, please see our notice on contact uploading
for Non-Users.
How can I hide People You May Know suggestions from my Facebook News Feed?
How can I hide People You May Know suggestions from my Facebook News Feed?
You can hide People You May Know
from your News Feed temporarily, but you may still see it in other places on Facebook.
To temporarily hide People You May Know from your News Feed:
1.
Next to People You May Know
, tap 
.
.2.
Tap Hide People You May Know
You can't permanently hide People You May Know from your News Feed.
I'm seeing people I don't know suggested as People You May Know on Facebook.
I'm seeing people I don't know suggested as People You May Know on Facebook.
People You May Know suggestions come from things like having mutual friends or being a part of the same network
. We regularly update People You May Know
to improve suggestions. However, sometimes we might get it wrong and show someone you don't know or want to add as a friend.
How do I remove a friend suggestion?
If you think a suggestion is unhelpful, you can remove it. Removing unhelpful suggestions helps improve People You May Know so that you see fewer suggestions like them.
To remove a suggested friend:
From Friends
, tap Remove
next to their name.
From your News Feed, tap 
on the picture of the person you want to remove.
on the picture of the person you want to remove.Blocking someone stops them from showing up as a friend suggestion, and you also don't show as a suggestion for them. Learn more about what happens when you block someone on Facebook
.
You can also temporarily hide People You May Know from your News Feed
.
Information for people who don’t use Meta Products
Information for people who don’t use Meta Products
Meta Platforms, Inc. (“ Meta
”, “ we
”, “ our
” or “ us
”) processes your name, mobile phone number and/or your email address if we receive it from our users through the contact uploading
or contact syncing
feature available on Facebook, Messenger or Instagram (“ Contact Uploading
”). We process this information even if you are not a user of Facebook, Messenger or Instagram and/or don’t have an account with us (a “ Non-User
”).
About Contact Uploading and how it works
When a user uses Contact Uploading and grants us access to their device’s address book. We will access and upload the names, phone numbers and email addresses in their address book on a daily basis to our servers, including those of both users of Facebook, Messenger and/or Instagram and other contacts who are not users or don’t have an account (i.e., Non-Users).
What information is collected about Non-Users?
We collect the name, mobile phone number and/or email address of a user's contacts.
How do we use a Non-User’s information?
Contact Uploading is an optional feature where users can choose to upload their device's address book to Facebook, Messenger and/or Instagram. We process the names, phone numbers and/or e-mail addresses in the address book to see if any of the numbers or email addresses belong to users. If a user’s contact is also on Facebook, Messenger and/or Instagram, we can suggest this contact on Facebook as someone to send a friend request to in the Facebook user’s People You May Know
or as a suggested account to follow on Instagram. Users can also invite Non-Users to join Facebook, Messenger and/or Instagram via text or email.
Contact Uploading also allows us to suggest a Non-User who joins as a user of Facebook as a friend to add for the user through People You May Know
or as a suggested account to follow on Instagram.
Finally, we will also use the address books uploaded to investigate suspicious activity on the Meta Products
and keep our platform safe and secure. We also conduct business intelligence and analytics using the address books uploaded to accurately count people and users of the Meta Company Products
.
Meta shares information we collect, infrastructure, systems and technology with the other Meta Companies
. We share Non-Users’ data with other Meta Companies to be able to provide the contact import feature and for the purposes set out above.
We retain Non-User’s personal information for as long as needed to provide the Contact Importer feature to users and for the purposes described above. In certain cases, we need to keep your contact information for longer, including after you ask us to erase it. This includes for legal reasons such as to respond to a legal request or comply with applicable law, for regulatory or litigation matters, to prevent harm or for safety, security and integrity purposes. The length of time we need to keep it will depend on the specific reason.
How Non-Users can exercise their rights
We provide Non-users the ability to exercise their rights under applicable laws. To exercise your rights, contact us using the contact information below.
You can learn more about how privacy works on Facebook
and on Instagram
, and in the Facebook Help Center
.
We hope that we can satisfy any queries a Non-User may have about the way in which we process their personal information. In some countries you may also be able to contact the Data Protection Officer for Meta Platforms, Inc., and depending on your jurisdiction, you may also contact your local Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) directly.
Click here
if you have a question about the rights you may have.
How we Transfer information
We share the information we collect globally, both internally across our offices and data centers, and externally with our partners, service providers and vendors. Because Meta is global, with users, partners and employees around the world, transfers are necessary for a variety of reasons, including so we can operate and provide the services described in this Data Notice.
Non-User information will be transferred or transmitted to, or stored and processed in:
Places we have infrastructure or data centers, including the United States, Ireland, Denmark and Sweden, among others
Countries where Meta Products are available
Other countries where our partners, service providers and vendors are located outside of the country where you live, for purposes as described in this Data Notice.
We rely on appropriate mechanisms for international data transfers. For example, for information we collect:
We utilize standard contractual clauses
approved by the European Commission and by other relevant authorities.
We rely on determinations from the European Commission, and from other relevant authorities, about whether other countries have adequate levels of data protection
.
We use equivalent mechanisms under applicable laws that apply to data transfers to the United States and other relevant countries.
United States Regional Privacy Notice
If you are a United States resident, you can learn more about your consumer privacy rights by reviewing the United States Regional Privacy Notice
.
Contact us
If you have questions about this Notice, or have questions, complaints or requests regarding your information, please use this form
.
Alternatively, if you don’t have access to the form, you can also write to us at the following address:
Meta Platforms, Inc.
ATTN: Privacy Operations
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
