Remember Seppukoo, that nifty little service that lets you kill your Facebook identity? Well, Facebook doesn't appreciate the idea.
In fact, Facebook doesn't want Seppukoo to exist at all, claiming that it violates the statement of rights and responsibilities. Therefore, Facebook has sent a cease and desist letter to Seppukoo, asking the program to stop breaching terms of service.
Facebook is claiming that Seppukoo is violating the following terms of service:
* Soliciting users' Facebook login information.
* Accessing a Facebook account that belongs to someone else.
* Collecting users’ content or information using automated means.
* Sending commercial communications.
* Using Facebook’s intellectual property.
If Seppukoo continues doing business as usual, Facebook will likely sue them. From the letter:
"(Facebook will take) whatever measures it believes are necessary to enforce its rights, maintain the quality of its site, and protect its users’ privacy and information.”
In most cases, especially when we're talking about a non-profit, just-for-fun project such as Seppukoo, the owners would simply shut the site down to avoid trouble. But the folks behind Seppukoo -- an imaginary Italian art group Les Liens Invisibles -- don't plan to do that. They've replied to Facebook's lawyers, claiming that they don't plan to shut down the service, since Seppukoo is solely for artistic purposes. It doesn't have ads, and the service is completely free.