A small tool to show the potential privacy implications modern social media have. By tracking online/offline status of people on Facebook, it is possible to get an accurate image of their daily routine, and when they go to sleep, and get up in the morning. Read the blog post: https://medium.com/@sqrendk/how-you-can-use-facebook-to-track-your-friends-sleeping-habits-505ace7fffb6
Requirements
- Node.js (preferably Node 4)
Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/sqren/fb-sleep-stats.git
Configuration
Open the source code folder:
cd fb-sleep-stats
Make a copy of the default config file:
cp config/default.json config/development.json
Update the following values in config/development.json
- "c_user": your Facebook user id
- "xs": xs value from Facebook cookie
- "appId": Facebook App Id
Make sure there are not trailing tabs or spaces in the config file!
Install dependencies
npm install
Build assets
npm run build-minified
Start scraping
This will run continously, polling Facebook every 10 minutes. Keep it running for as long as you want to track sleep.
npm run scrape
Start server
npm start
See the result in the browser
http://localhost:3000
#Troubleshooting
I get an error when running "npm run build-minified"
Try re-installing the node-modules:
rm -rf node_modules
npm install
npm run build-minified
No users show up
- If you have an ad-blocker, you must disable it for the site.
- You need to run
npm run scrapeand keep it running. When you stop it, it will stop tracking.
Other issues
If you encounter a bug or have a problem, please go to Issues and use the search functionality, in case someone else already asked the question. If you can't find anything helpful you are very welcome to create a new issue