When I signed up with FB there was a reasonable level of privacy. Sure, I was posting my photos to some startup/corporation's servers, but that was an acceptab

When I signed up with FB there was a reasonable level of privacy. Sure, I was posting my photos to some startup/corporation's servers, but that was an acceptable trade off to me for the convenience of sharing baby pics with my friends and family. Since then their privacy settings have become convoluted (as expressed by the OP). Meanwhile I have uploaded countless photos, made comments, etc... and become quite invested in their ecosystem. (FWIW, I'm a web developer. I can create my own photo sharing site for my friends and family. FB is just really, really good at doing that stuff. Part of my disappointment is mourning the erosion of an otherwise excellent web app.)