Browser Plugin Gives Users End Run Around Facebook Social Sharing

Developer Joe Levy flew from his home in North Carolina to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., for a final round of job interviews a few months ago, but after releasing his Facebook Open Graph Redirect browser plugin for Google Chrome, he may be persona non grata at the social network.

Developer Joe Levy flew from his home in North Carolina to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., for a final round of job interviews a few months ago, but after releasing his Facebook Open Graph Redirect browser plugin for Google Chrome, he may be persona non grata at the social network.

Facebook Open Graph Redirect allows Facebook users to read content shared by applications that enable social sharing — including Yahoo, The Washington Post, MSNBC, SocialCam, The Guardian, and Viddy

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