Facebook introduced ' Find Friends Nearby ' feature . The feature , called a ` ` ' feature '' by the site , let Facebook users see a list of people nearby . ` For me , the ideal use case for this product is the one where when you 're out with a group of people whom you 've recently met and want to stay in contact with , '' that developer , Ryan Patterson , wrote . Facebook users had to be allowed in to the site to appear on the lists . Internet users viewed the feature as an invasion of privacy .
Facebook introduced ' Find Friends Nearby ' feature . The feature , called a ` ` ' feature '' by the site , let Facebook users see a list of people nearby . Facebook users had to be allowed in to the site to appear on the lists . Internet users viewed the feature as an invasion of privacy .