Unfortunately, FB is about the only way I can keep in contact with a lot of my old friends since they don't use any of the alternatives and are also scattered a

Unfortunately, FB is about the only way I can keep in contact with a lot of my old friends since they don't use any of the alternatives and are also scattered all over the world. What is really creepy though, is signing up for a new account, on a new device, using a fake name, and a different email address, and having FB immediately start suggesting people you've know IRL for 20+ years. I get that there's a million ways they could work out who I am, but the fact that they go to that extent from the get-go is a more than a bit creepy. I'm actually tempted to do a bit of an experiment next time I go overseas - buy a brand new device, with cash, on the other side of the world and sign up for email and then facebook using just that device and see if they can work out who I am. I'd half expect to see someone in a FB t-shirt lurking in some nearby bushes whispering into a mic...