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Community => Mess Hall => Topic started by: -<WillyP>- on October 16, 2010, 11:40:16 AM

Title: Diaspora, the Facebook Alternative
Post by: -<WillyP>- on October 16, 2010, 11:40:16 AM

Maybe you've heard of Diaspora (http://www.joindiaspora.com/), which aims to be an alternative to Facebook.  The main point being, you remain in control of your data.  It's open source, runs on Ruby. Meaning you have to have a server with Ruby installed to run it.  Other than that they are not very specific about how it is better privacy-wise than Facebook.

The only true way to privacy on the internet is... if you don't want to share something, don't put it on the internet.

Title: Re: Diaspora, the Facebook Alternative
Post by: Kaiaatzl on October 16, 2010, 02:32:36 PM

Quote from: WillyP on October 16, 2010, 11:40:16 AM

The only true way to privacy on the internet is... if you don't want to share something, don't put it on the internet.

Very true.

Title: Re: Diaspora, the Facebook Alternative
Post by: Pumo on October 16, 2010, 03:26:38 PM

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Title: Re: Diaspora, the Facebook Alternative
Post by: Canceler on October 17, 2010, 10:46:07 AM

What makes Diaspora "safer" than Facebook is the fact that you are your own page's server, if i understand correctly. So, when you want to take down your information, you know it's gone, where as when you discontinue a facebook account, the information is still stored somewhere.