Hear hear. If you're worried about the privacy implications of Facebook, don't use it. I don't have a facebook account and I'm still alive. I talk to my friends via text or email or in person. It's possible that I'm missing out on something great, but, whatever. I have other friends that don't use facebook either, and we feel no sense of loss.

Thinking about it though, the NSA probably knows as much about me as they would if I had a facebook account. My social network can be put together from texts, phone calls and emails, plus potential access to the content of all of those things. My Google history would fill in any gaps about my interests or moods. I can't think of a lot of things that people put into facebook that wouldn't be reflected somewhere else.

Screw it, use facebook. If the government paints a target on you, it doesn't matter what you do. Any privacy concerns may be best addressed through legislation and oversight.