A Facebook developer is suing the social network, claiming the company abruptly cut off its business agreement when it terminated a multi-year deal that gave the company access to Facebook data.
Profile Technology, a New Zealand-based company that says it created the first ever independent Facebook search engine, said social networking giant suddenly cut off its access in late 2010, then embarked "on a campaign of destruction" to damage its reputation.
CNET has contacted Facebook for comment and will update when we hear back.
The service, called The Profile Engine, went live in 2007, and was originally called 'Advanced Search,' according to the search engine's Web site. At the start, more than ten million people created searchable profiles on The Profile Engine. Profile Technology also has an IQ Test app, and developed applications for Myspace, Orkut and Friendster.
In early 2008, Facebook allowed The Profile Engine to index the public parts of Facebook profiles, which allowed users to search that information, according to the company. The engine gathered more than 420 million profiles as a result, the company boasts.
But then, the company claims, Facebook shut off its acc... [Read more]
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