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If that limits his chances of finding a programmer job, his talent is very limited.
Employers often do background checks and if they find out he was banned by Facebook that may work against him.
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Employers often do background checks and if they find out he was banned by Facebook that may work against him.
Background checks ping public records for things like convictions and residence history. There is no way a "ban from Facebook" would show up on one of these.
Here is a snippet from Friendly Gaming Simplifier Message Board: On the day of 6th January 2012 02:05 GMT+1, I have received a legal note from Perkins Coie attorney company, which is representing Facebook Inc., based in Menlo Park, California. According to this note I must follow all of the below demands „In order to avoid further escalation of this matter”: - Stop offering the FGS Browser Software, or any other soft…
>but it also seriously limits his chances of finding employment as a programmer. That doesn't sound quite right. TOO HOT FOR FACEBOOK!!! could look great on the right résumé. The whole thing is just what we've come to expect from facebook by now tbh.
True, but it does suck to be banned from the ubiquitous platform in which you've spent time becoming highly specialized. edit: Apparently he developed a browser plugin that doesn't use Facebook's API, so it looks like this may actually be a decent endorsement.
I would hire him
1. a developer could create a working product that is live and used by a lot of users. 2. a developer could create something that draws a significant attention from a huge company like facebook since it turns out that the product has significant impact that it's actually all over the news when facebook tries to limit it.
These to me would not be a strong reason for hurting a chance of employment. On the other hand, this is the kind of developer you want to work with.
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Employers often do background checks and if they find out he was banned by Facebook that may work against him.
How do employers find out the ban? I thought it's a private matter. Does Facebook have a list of all banned developers?
I would hire him
The fact that 1. a developer could create a working product that is live and used by a lot of users. 2. a developer could create something that draws a significant attention from a huge company like facebook since it turns out that the product has significant impact that it's actually all over the news when facebook tries to limit it. These to me would not be a strong reason for hurting a chance of employment. On the…
He wasn't "banned for life". He received a "cease and desist" letter from Facebook's lawyer that threatened (bluffed) to escalate their challenge against the game. It's classic scare tactic employed by lawyers for unethical clients.
limits his chances of finding employment as a programmer?? Why exactly? Facebook API is s t and no good programmer wants to develop on top of it.