I absolutely understand and agree with using it as a marketing tool, AJA, while at the same time carefully avoiding posting anything else on the invasive site.
It's bad enough that we share our thoughts on a site that uses Google tools, that is, this Gulch.
A VPN is a wise investment if you value your privacy.

FB yanks at least 3 posts a week from me. If it didn't server as a communication medium for me and my development team and a weak repository for my novels (quite weak) I'd shuck it tomorrow.

If they are not up to something then what do they have to fear?
It gets more and more bizarre every day.