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Mark Zuckerberg Just Spent More Than $30 Million Buying 4 Neighboring Houses For Privacy (2013) http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-buys-4-homes-for

Mark Zuckerberg Just Spent More Than $30 Million Buying 4 Neighboring Houses For Privacy (2013) http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-buys-4-homes-for-privacy-2013-10 http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-buys-4-homes-...

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JustSomeNobody 9y ago
I find this part interesting: > 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. I honestly believe I would do the same. That developer sounds like a jerk. Edit: Assuming I had the millions to do it, that is.
- DoreenMichele 9y ago
  Sure, but I think the point is that it is hypocritical to declare that privacy is over -- for other people, like your users -- and guard your own privacy jealously. "Do as I say, not as I do."
  - deleted 9y ago
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  - 411mrc 9y ago
    In the words of John Belushi, "you effed up - you trusted us" http://gawker.com/5636765/facebook-ceo-admits-to-calling-users-dumb-fucks http://gawker.com/5636765/facebook-ceo-admits-to-calling-use...
- p49k 9y ago
  In other words, he was uncomfortable about someone using his personal information for advertising purposes.
  - JustSomeNobody 9y ago
    Oh, I completely get the point, I'm just saying I'd do it, too. My family, my house, heck yeah.
    - YesNoYesNoNo101 9y ago
      And it would be relevant if you run a multi billion dollar company that sells private information and claims there is no privacy so just relax.
  - victor106 9y ago
    This is hilarious. (Sorry I hate to add comments that don't add value but I had to say this..)
vkou 9y ago
This is also the man who built a mile-long six-foot wall around his Hawaii estate. This is his idea of 'planting roots and joining the community.' [1] [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/23/mark-zuckerberg-hawaii-land-lawsuits-kauai-estate https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/23/mark-zuck...
- pishpash 9y ago
  To be fair he's not prohibiting you from building your own walls around your house. We're talking about FB. The problem there is, I'd imagine his account is specialized in a way that he has access to all the knobs so he can turn it all the way to zero. In that way he suffers the same problem as all people in power -- they don't see the problems faced by the plebs they talk down to.
  - wruwew8uu9 9y ago
    I can't afford a house let alone a wall
411mrc 9y ago
He also notably tapes over his webcam and microphone - you'd infer he thinks he could be surveiled that way. I wonder why.
- icc97 9y ago
  To be fair he is much more likely to be under surveillance than any of us.
  - 411mrc 9y ago
    If he has something to hide, he really shouldn't be on the internet, because the age of privacy is over.

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JustSomeNobody 9y ago

I find this part interesting: > 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. I honestly believe I would do the same. That developer sounds like a jerk. Edit: Assuming I had the millions to do it, that is.

DoreenMichele 9y ago
Sure, but I think the point is that it is hypocritical to declare that privacy is over -- for other people, like your users -- and guard your own privacy jealously. "Do as I say, not as I do."
- deleted 9y ago
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- 411mrc 9y ago
  In the words of John Belushi, "you effed up - you trusted us" http://gawker.com/5636765/facebook-ceo-admits-to-calling-users-dumb-fucks http://gawker.com/5636765/facebook-ceo-admits-to-calling-use...
p49k 9y ago
In other words, he was uncomfortable about someone using his personal information for advertising purposes.
- JustSomeNobody 9y ago
  Oh, I completely get the point, I'm just saying I'd do it, too. My family, my house, heck yeah.
  - YesNoYesNoNo101 9y ago
    And it would be relevant if you run a multi billion dollar company that sells private information and claims there is no privacy so just relax.
- victor106 9y ago
  This is hilarious. (Sorry I hate to add comments that don't add value but I had to say this..)

vkou 9y ago

This is also the man who built a mile-long six-foot wall around his Hawaii estate. This is his idea of 'planting roots and joining the community.' [1] [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/23/mark-zuckerberg-hawaii-land-lawsuits-kauai-estate https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/23/mark-zuck...

pishpash 9y ago
To be fair he's not prohibiting you from building your own walls around your house. We're talking about FB. The problem there is, I'd imagine his account is specialized in a way that he has access to all the knobs so he can turn it all the way to zero. In that way he suffers the same problem as all people in power -- they don't see the problems faced by the plebs they talk down to.
- wruwew8uu9 9y ago
  I can't afford a house let alone a wall

411mrc 9y ago

He also notably tapes over his webcam and microphone - you'd infer he thinks he could be surveiled that way. I wonder why.

icc97 9y ago
To be fair he is much more likely to be under surveillance than any of us.
- 411mrc 9y ago
  If he has something to hide, he really shouldn't be on the internet, because the age of privacy is over.