Facebook's lawsuit against an app developer is quite ironic

Kettle, meet pot. Or perhaps we should say, man bites dog. Either way, it symbolizes news announced on Friday by Facebook (via Ars Technica). The company, which faces an FTC fine of $3 billion to $5 billion for allegedly using members' personal data without consent, filed a lawsuit against a company for doing the same thing. The suit was filed this past Friday in California Superior Court for the County of San Mateo against a South Korean company called Rankware.
"By filing the lawsuit, we are sending a message to developers that Facebook is serious about enforcing our policies, including requiring developers to cooperate with us during an investigation."-Facebook
The suit says that Rankware's actions harmed the reputation, public trust and goodwill of Facebook. It seeks an injunction that would prevent Rankware from accessing Facebook's platform, force the South Korean developer to show proof of its compliance, and delete any user data that it obtained in violation of Facebook's rules. Despite asking the court to award it financial damages and any money that Rankware received "unjustly," Facebook says that money isn't enough to make up for the harm caused by Rankware's actions.
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