It’s no longer just U.S Senators complaining to Facebook about sharing all your information with the world. A coalition of European data protection officials has sent a letter to Facebook warning of the “unacceptable” changes made to privacy settings.

Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse. Once thieves have your banking information, they tie up your phone lines with bogus calls so your bank can’t reach you as your accounts are drained.

Android 2.2 – code named FroYo – is expected to arrive at the Google I/O conference on May 19 and 20. The full feature list hasn’t been announced, but a speed boost is thought to be among the draws.

According to a survey from YouGov’s Brandindex, those over 35, perhaps those with employers who might object, are the ones complaining about Facebook’s new lack-of-privacy status. Those younger, as yet, don’t seem to mind the share-all stance though four NYU students are trying to re-invent the old social network.

The next major version of Firefox is aiming for beta release in June with a release candidate in October. Features will include faster browsing, more HTML5 support, and letting users control their on-line identities.

Google continues to improve Gmail. Last month they added the ability to drag attachments into your messages, this month it’s pictures. This article discusses what the feature does, and doesn’t, do.

Using Cocoa to create programs for the iPhone and iPad is more than just learning the API. This book by Daniel Steinberg looks at shortcuts, resources, and pitfalls to help you use Cocoa.

On the theory that with enough data you can predict almost anything, Microsoft is working on programs to collect and process data to save energy. This article includes three short videos of Rich Rashid explaining research MSFT Labs is doing.

Wi-Fi connectivity iPads users has been an issue for some users. Apple has now updated their Knowledge Base article and may issue a software update.

This article includes an interesting graphic to illustrate just how Facebook defaults have changed over the past five years.