BBC – Facebook challenged by ambitious upstarts

The controversy over Facebook’s privacy policy is helping those developing alternatives to the social network. Funding and users are flowing to services that claim to put members in charge of their network.

BBC – ‘Rogue’ internet firm 3FN shut down

An internet firm linked to many of the internet’s criminal gangs has been shut down. The US Federal Trade Commission said Belize-based 3FN aided gangs that ran botnets, carried out phishing attacks and traded in images of child abuse.

CIO – Boris Johnson promises city-wide WiFi coverage

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson has promised that “every lampost and every bus stop will one day very soon, and before the 2012 Olympics, be wi-fi enabled.” Speaking at a Google Zeitgeist event held in Hertfordshire, Johnson added London could soon be the technology capital of the world.

Light Reading – Brits Press On With Broadband Plans

Britain’s new Conservative/Liberal-Democrat coalition government is pressing forward with plans to make the UK a so-called broadband society and has appointed a special minister to oversee developments.

The Register – Fake joke worm wriggles through Facebook

The malware, for now at least, does nothing more malicious than posting a message on an infected user’s Facebook wall that point to a site called fbhole.com. Nonetheless, the speed of its spread on the social networking site has net security experts worried.

IT PRO – Broadband minister says Digital Economy Act won’t be repealed
The Government has named its broadband and Digital Economy ministers today but they may have already caused dissension in ranks.