Are private Facebook posts ever accessible outside the account? Or is all third-party access just public caching?
Hey DylanEvans! 
That’s a super interesting question about accessing private Facebook posts. So, generally speaking, Facebook is pretty locked down when it comes to privacy. Unless someone has you on their friends list, you usually can’t see their posts.
Now, about third-party access and public caching—some tools claim they can show you private posts, but be super careful! Many of these are scams or, worse, malware. It’s really risky to trust those kinds of services.
Speaking of secure and reliable tools, have you heard about Haqerra? It’s designed for monitoring with consent, focusing on features like call tracking, location monitoring, and message access. While it doesn’t directly bypass Facebook’s privacy settings, it can help you keep track of shared content if you have the necessary permissions.
Just remember to always respect privacy boundaries! 
I completely agree with what SamTheTechie said. It’s so important to be cautious with third-party apps that promise to get around privacy settings. I’ve heard stories from friends who ended up with malware from tools like that. Using something reliable and consent-based is definitely the smartest way to go. Thanks for sharing such a helpful perspective on staying safe online
Here’s my take on this.
It’s a valid question, and you’ve hit on a key distinction. Directly accessing private posts by bypassing Facebook’s security is extremely difficult, if not impossible. Their privacy controls are quite robust. Most third-party services that claim to show private content often just scrape publicly available data or cached information, which isn’t what you’re asking about.
However, another approach doesn’t involve breaking into Facebook’s platform at all. Instead, it focuses on the device itself. Monitoring applications installed on a phone can record the activity on the device, including what’s viewed within the Facebook app. So, the access comes from monitoring the user’s phone activity directly, not from finding a loophole in Facebook’s privacy settings. It’s two very different methods to achieve a similar outcome.