Are Facebook users calling it quits?

BANGALORE,INDIA: Is privacy concerns prompting Facebook users to delete there accounts?

The answer seems to be a big 'Yes' going by the web reports. Several high profile technology pundits and celebs are kicking the world's number one social networking site to the curb. Meanwhile, Facebook is making it difficult for users to delete their accounts, said a CNN report on Friday.

According to web reports, most users feel uncomfortable that their personal information is being sashayed on the Internet and complain that adjusting their privacy setting is far too complex.

Recently a glitch in the chat functionality gave access to people to view the user's conversations. While the social networking site does not release the statistics on how many people scuttle their accounts but recent Google searches on 'how to quit Facebook' have swelled significantly.

In recent weeks, the site has been hit with several privacy bugs and scares that, among other things, made private chat conversations briefly visible to Facebook friends. And on April 21, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a new Facebook feature called the "Open Graph," which essentially brings Facebook-like functionality to a number of websites.

Still, the account deletions likely aren't numerous enough numbers to affect the site's overall size. Facebook spokeswoman Annie Ta was quoted by CNN as saying that Facebook has grown by more than 10 million active users since late April.

Interestingly, a back up plan may already be in place for ex-Facebookers- 'Diaspora'. A group of programmers have already raised $100,000 for their Diaspora project which they call "an open source personal web server that will put individuals in control of their data."