Facebook is suing the South Korean analyst company which has sent a "message" stating that it is now a company

Facebook has filed a lawsuit against the South Korean data analysis company, Rankwave, for breach of contract, after the company would not have proved that it was complying with the policy of Facebook in data.

The lawsuit was filed Friday in a California Superior Court in San Mateo County and states that Rankwave, which operated at least 30 apps via the platform, used Facebook's data to market and sell its own services, including used tools. by various customers and companies. to track Facebook interactions such as "I like" and comments on their pages.

Facebook said in the case that it opened a survey on Rankwave last June following the acquisition of the company by a Korean entertainment company, an investigation apparently aimed at determining "whether user data had been affected" by the company. Rankwave behavior.

Facebook alleges that the company did not provide evidence that it adhered to Facebook's terms of service and did not comply with a request to cease and desist to the company in February. By not complying with Facebook rules, Rankwave "undermined Facebook's reputation, public trust and goodwill, and pushed Facebook to spend resources on investigating and redressing Rankwave's unlawful behavior." ".

According to the record, Rankwave denied violating Facebook's terms, but did not provide enough evidence to Facebook to prove it. The suit seeks to ensure that Rankwave satisfies a request for audit as well as proof of compliance. It also asks the company to delete all the Facebook data it has.

In a blog post about the lawsuit, Jessica Romero, director of implementation and litigation platforms for Facebook, wrote that the company had suspended all Rankwave applications and accounts.

"By filing a lawsuit, we are sending a message to the developers to let them know that Facebook really wants to enforce our rules, including asking developers to cooperate with us during an investigation," Romero added. .

It can be argued that at least a part of the erosion of the reputation and public confidence referred to in the Facebook ranking by the company has been achieved by itself. Again, Facebook is clinging to its new identity for privacy. He will need all the talent he can.