Facebook’s New Idea: Suggest Friends Based On Who You Stand Near To

This is only a patent application at this point, but the fact that Facebook is  even thinking about this is creepy. The existing “suggested friends” feature already sifts through your contact file, phone numbers,  other social media relationships, friends of friends, etc. ⁃ TN EditorFacebook has invented a creepy system that suggests new friends based on who you’ve stood near to.
The social network could use the feature to match you up with people on the train,