I am not terribly concerned about the hackers getting my information, if they really want it, they will get it either because I have it on line out of stupidity or because I had to for some unalterable requirement.
I'm not as concerned about hacking as I am about not being pestered by folks who we do not want to have contact with and my ignoring them might be a problem with someone I want to be friends with. I brought it up so yes, it is a family problem and I don't wish to exacerbate it any more than necessary and yet there are those folks that only use social media to communicate and some of them are pretty cool.
In addition to using a pseudonym and not using your own picture or one that identifies you, there were several other safeguards that were suggested. I have not and do not want to start filling out the FB registration cold, I want to have some advanced knowledge of what is required and have everything prepared in advance.
So thanks for trying to help.
Thanks to bighat and wa8yxm those are good alternative answers.
