Have you ever done the "Find out who viewed your profile" thing on Facebook, and if so, does it really work?

Have you ever done the "Find out who viewed your profile" thing on Facebook, and if so, does it really work?
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My understanding is that none of those apps work. Because of that, I’ve never used one. Besides which, since my privacy settings are set so that only my friends can view my profile, it seems pointless to want to know which of them did, since I’ve given permission to do so to all of them.
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