Originally Posted by
rickair7777
If you asked for flight following, they can give you vectors. If you don't like the vectors you can drop flight following and do your own thing. But anytime ATC tells you to do something you risk 91.13 if you disregard them without good reason.
I'm pretty sure Flight Following doesn't grant them authority to give Vectors. Unless you've Ident'd and gotten the aforementioned clearance. I've known them to give "suggested headings" under FF, which are not vectors at all, but exactly that..., suggested.