guys, I have a picasa web account (w/ extra storage for $5 a year): just checked it out, it still says https://picasaweb.google.com/home, and there's still the different visibility settings as far as I can tell. That's Private, Private anyone with the link, Public on the Web, and Only You.

As far as Facebook, I couldn't agree more. To me it's not a serious photographer's photo display mechanism, mainly because i don't like the way it presents, though also for the other reasons you list. FB is the worst offender when it comes to using your personal data any which way they want. I like Skydrive, esp their 25 free Gigs of data