Computer Weekly – BT to roll out Facebook-style social networking

BT is to roll out Facebook-style social networking services to its 100,000 employees, in a move that will allow staff to collaborate more effectively on projects whether they are in the office or working remotely. The company, which reported £1m profits this month, said the system would lead to significant gains in productivity and help the organisation keep track of the skills of its workforce.

The Daily Telegraph – ‘Quit Facebook’ protest day flops

A day of planned protests against the social networking site Facebook appeared to flop after just over 30,000 of the site’s 500 million users deleted their Facebook accounts.

ZDNet – NHS top culprit as UK data breaches exceed 1,000

More than 1,000 security breaches involving the loss of personal data have now been reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office, with the list topped by the NHS, the privacy watchdog said on Friday.

IT PRO – Google ditches Windows for ‘security’ reasons
Employees of the internet giant have claimed they are being moved away from Windows operating systems after the hack attack the company faced in December.

IT PRO – Bing may replace Google on iPhone 4G
Rumours have resurfaced that Apple may be planning to snub Google on the next version of the iPhone and iPad by making Microsoft’s Bing the de facto search engine.

Total Telecom – Google crowns Facebook king of Internet visits
Google on Friday released Web traffic data indicating that Facebook is king when it comes to online visitors despite criticism about privacy at the social-networking service.

ComputerWorldUK – Hackers promise demo of Google Android rootkit
Security researchers will demonstrate a malicious “rootkit” program they’ve written for Google’s Android phone next month at the Defcon hacking conference in Las Vegas.