Four New York University students have voiced their opinion against the social giant Facebook in an innovative manner. They are going to launch a Facebook alternative that shall be an open source web service that puts it’s users in control of their data. Something tech pundits have given the term anti-Facebook.
The news comes as no surprise amidst growing concerns over Facebook’s privacy policies. Users have ranted about how Facebook’s new privacy features have doomed their online social networking experience time and again. Some users were forced to shut down their profiles on Facebook as a result of growing suspicion that their private data might become openly accessible.
The four NYU students started off with an aim to generate around $10,000 by June 1 so they could code during this summer. They’re still a good two weeks away from their deadline and they’ve collected around $100,000 already via Kickstarter.
Their project, titled Diaspora, is supposed to be the next big thing in the social networking scene. It will be open source so that developers may easily contribute to the software. They also seek to give the control back entirely to the user which I feel will play a major role in the future of social networking. The data will be encrypted using GPG to ensure security of personal information. The four enthusiastic programmers aim to release their code by the end of this summer.
Diaspora will be something to watch out for in the coming few months. No doubt it has already taken Facebook by surprise which has called for a company wide meeting. The question is – Will Diaspora appeal to the 500 million current Facebook users? Will Facebook’s users leave or delete their Facebook accounts for the ultimate privacy features?
Will you?
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Tags: alternatives, diaspora, facebook, nyu, open source, privacy, social media, students
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