Mark Zuckerberg Buys Neighbouring Houses For Privacy

Mark Zuckerberg just made an unusual
purchase.
Well, four purchases.
Facebook's billionaire founder bought four
homes surrounding his current home near
Palo Alto, Mercury News reports. The
houses cost him more than $30 million,
including one 2,600 square-foot home that
cost $14 million. (His own home is twice as
large at 5,000 square-feet and cost half as
much.)
Larry Page made a similar move a few years
ago so he could build a massive, 6,000-
square-foot mansion. But Zuckerberg's
reason is different. He doesn't want to live
in excess, he just wants a little privacy.
Zuckerberg reportedly took action after he
learned that a developer wanted to
purchase one of his neighbor's homes and
use the fact that Zuckerberg lived close by
as a marketing tactic. He started purchasing
the homes last December. Zuckerberg will
lease the four homes he just bought back
to its current residents.
It's sad yet ironic that Zuckerberg has to go
through great lengths to protect his privacy.
Yesterday news broke that Facebook was
removing yet another privacy feature. Soon,
even people who wish to remain hidden
from Facebook searches will have no choice
but to be searchable on the social network.

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