The developers behind Diaspora, an open source social networking solution, have indicated that the alpha version of the tool will be launched next month.

Diaspora is an alternative to the social networking sites like Facebook for people who do not wish to share too much information on the internet. The open source code will be released to the public next month.

The alpha release is staled for next month as the debate over privacy issues over the internet continues. It is to be seen how the public would respond to the platform and what kind of services will be offered on it.

The social networking sites are facing the threat of hacking and users are concerned that wrong persons could access their private data or the site itself can make it available to third parties including marketers.

Facebook has faced criticism over privacy issues on the site. Experts claim that by using a set of Facebook apps a lot of user information can be accessed and compromised. Last month a security consulted had compiled a list of personal details of 100 million Facebook users and made it available online to highlight the issue of privacy.