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"Remember Seppukoo, that nifty little service that lets you kill your Facebook identity? Well, Facebook doesn't appreciate the idea. \nIn 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:\n* Soliciting users' Facebook login information.    * Accessing a Facebook account that belongs to someone else.    * Collecting users\u2019 content or information using automated means.    * Sending commercial communications.    * Using Facebook\u2019s intellectual property.\nIf Seppukoo continues doing business as usual, Facebook will likely sue them. From the letter:\n\"(Facebook will take) whatever measures it believes are necessary to enforce its rights, maintain the quality of its site, and protect its users\u2019 privacy and information.\u201D\nIn 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 \u2014 an imaginary Italian art group Les Liens Invisibles \u2014 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. \nWhile it's understandable that Facebook doesn't want users \"ritually killing\" their accounts, I don't really see how what Seppukoo is doing can be considered illegal. Is this another PR disaster in the making? We'll keep a close eye on this one."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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