Telegraph.co.uk Facebook alternative Diaspora fully funded BBC News The students used the fundraising site Kickstarter to raise a total of $200642 to build the technology. The project came to attention following attacks on Facebook for its privacy policies that it was eventually forced to change. …

Times Online Zuckerberg meltdown Sydney Morning Herald Zuckerberg sweats profusely while being quizzed at the D: All Things Digital conference. Photo: Flickr/digitalbear Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg sweated profusely as he was questioned about recent privacy failures on the same stage on which …

Joy Online Privacy worries inspire a new wave of startups San Francisco Chronicle Amid the recent public backlash to the way some of the titans of the Internet handle users' personal data, a slate of ambitious online startups are aiming to squeeze into the fields of social networking and search by touting a stronger focus on privacy … 30000 quit Facebook in protest AFP Twitter users mock 'Quit Facebook' campaign CBC.ca Is Quit Facebook Day a Bust

National Post It's Quit Facebook Day.

NEWS.com.au Are you quitting Facebook today? Times of India NEW DELHI: The D-day is finally here. Notwithstanding the frantic proclamations made last week by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to reassure its users of their data privacy, thousands of disappointed users are set to bid adieu to the site on May 31.

The Guardian The best iPad media apps The Guardian Despite the spat between Apple and Adobe, which means that the iPad is hobbled by its inability to play Flash content, it's still a wonderful device for consuming media.

ABC Online Are you quitting Facebook? ABC Online Critics continue to urge Facebook's 400-million users against the site due to privacy risks.

ABC Online Aboriginal rock painting of extinct bird found in Australia Malaysia Sun The painting, which could be 40000 years old, was found in Arnhem Land, in the extreme north of Australia. The red ochre depiction of two giant birds with their necks outstretched is possibly the country's oldest painting and could date back to the ..

The Hindu Study finds iPads cost most in Europe and UK, cheapest in US Reuters Visitors check out the new Apple iPads at an Apple retail store in Madrid, May 28, 2010. CANBERRA (Reuters) – Britain and Europe are the world's costliest places to buy Apple Inc's new iPad computer, with prices around a quarter higher than in the ..

Joy Online Surprise! Young Users Protect Their Privacy Online PC World When adults talk about personal privacy on sites like Facebook, someone is bound to contend that that young people are too self-absorbed, or too naive to care about securing personal information that's stored in various places stored online. …