Now its turn of Power.com. The small web site has sued the world’s biggest online social networking site Facebook. Power.com complained that Facebook doesn’t follow its own policy of allowing users to have control over their content.

Power allows its users to simultaneously access several social networks, which includes MySpace and Twitter. But Facebook does not allow Power to access its site and blocked it. Last year it even sued Power over the practice and the case is still going on. In the lawsuit Facebook accused Power of copyright and trademark violations.  

It had problem with Power asking members for their Facebook login and password. According to Facebook it violated its members’ privacy and security. Power then pointed out that even Facebook asks its own users to provide login information for their e-mail accounts.

Power filed a countersuit Friday in U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif. Power now claims that Facebook improperly blocks users’ access to their private information by preventing them from accessing it using a third party such as Power.

“Data portability is an inalienable right,” Power’s CEO, Steve Vachani said. “Facebook has historically been the one company that has dragged their feet on this.”

Facebook has its own platform using which users can access third-party sites using logins for the social network. The service is called as Facebook Connect which is claimed to be used by over 10,000 Web sites.

Other social networks are more open to third-party access in comparison to Facebook. However, it is not yet clear how strong the claims by Power will stand in the court.

Related posts