@phil8192
Exactly. I have a facebook account under an alternative name, minimal data, and anything personal that could be linked to my real identity is altered. My friends all know my FB name because I informed them privately. At first it was a little slower going, but once my network "got" my username, things progressed normally. Anyone wanting personal data about employment, education, personal tastes in movies, books, music, etc. are simply invited to ask me. I figure if you want to know, just ask. But being recently divorced, I wised up when my relationship status change generated tons of unwanted dating service ads. Now any data useful for data miners is either false or unavailable. No FB apps are approved, and I don't miss them and their massive time wasting notifications (I hide other people's app notifications from my newsfeed, so much cleaner...)
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