So one of the bases for suggesting possible "friends" is physical proximity (via smart phone GPS)? That sounds like an awful idea, for reasons mentioned here and beyond.
'Once Facebook users realize that the ‘People You May Know’ are the ‘People That Go To the Same Places You Do,’ this feature will inevitably start outing people’s intimate information without their knowledge.'
Not that I expect this to have any more effect on FB numbers than previous privacy concerns. Which is one reason they're not afraid to play with it.
Facebook Is Using Your Phone’s Location to Suggest New Friends—which Could Be a Privacy Disaster
This could get creepy fast.
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Contempt by large corporations for your privacy.
+Satyr Icon Honestly, I don't see it so much as contempt as simple ignorance-drive enthusiasm. "Hey, wouldn't it be cool if we could …?" sort of bits, focusing on the good possibilities while ignoring or refusing to consider the bad ones.
That isn't necessarily any better, but I doubt it's driven by ill will.
I have five Facebook friends. I'm not interested in adding people who shop at the same stores I do.
Here's how to fix your privacy settings:
https://www.kahomono.com/2016/06/how-to-fix-your-privacy-settings/
how can i fix my privacy setting on facebook
+Katrin Willstone Get off facebook. That's how.
+Katrin Willstone, there's a pretty good tutorial here:
http://www.techlicious.com/tip/complete-guide-to-facebook-privacy-settings/
+Scott Randel Until they shuffle the menu deck again and reset your account to defaults, or as I like to call it, CFM