Hi Dave,
Good to meet you....It is technically my group because I created it on Facebook but it is an Open Group so that people can find us. If spammers show up, I will close the group. There are ways to keep your profile hidden or anonymous on Facebook to other people (but not Facebook itself, who will be tracking all web sites you visit so they can serve you up some delightful ads and even your phone data if you use your mobile phone to access Facebook). For example, you could create a fictitious name and data for your profile. Once you connect with any friends there, you begin to lose what little control you have - any apps they subscribe to typically have access to all their friends info (e.g. - your fictitious data). But, if you are online at all - and that includes email accounts - any info you have online is not truly private. Bottom line - if your parents don't want you on Facebook, I suggest you honor that. We can stay in touch via email and phone - you have my contact info (provided offline), which is my real name, email, and phone number....Peace, Dana
