The problem with ‘unfriending’

Cyber ‘following’ is another weapon in the stalker’s armouryHaving a stalker can be a living nightmare: preying on your mind every waking minute, but hard to prove to the police. And social media, where everything and everyone is just a click away, may be making things worse. Most Facebook users will have felt the urge to browse an ex’s photographs or look up an attractive acquaintance. Taken to extremes, however, this kind of behaviour can have similarities with stalking