well, in RockYou's case, you could get around Facebook's privacy settings, which is seriously not cool. Imagine the outcry of Facebook's initial newsfeed, and m

well, in RockYou's case, you could get around Facebook's privacy settings, which is seriously not cool. Imagine the outcry of Facebook's initial newsfeed, and multiply it by 10, and you'll find that shutting down RockYou was a good choice. Its really about the platform owner's stance and what's at stake - for Facebook's TOS, breaking it means that Facebook could be sued for privacy issues, etc. Its ironic because Facebook has more sensitive information to protect than the iPhone, but is overall a more open platform.