The project that was started by four NYU coders as a Facebook alternative (with FULL privacy control) is going to be a reality. After blowing away their $10,000 funding goal by $190,000 on Kickstarter the four students huddled away in a “summer of code” to build the rival platform. Diaspora now launches on September 15th.
“Earlier this year, Facebook was embroiled in controversy after it made significant privacy changes. Users didn’t like having more of their information public, so they revolted.
During the height of the crisis, four NYU students decided to create an open source alternative to Facebook. Their goal was to raise $10,000 for their summer project, but dramatic interest helped them raise over $100,000 through donations. Even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg donated to the project.”
