When you're Mark Zuckerberg and worth $19 billion, you can usually find a price that your neighbors would be willing to sell for the much needed privacy
According to property records, the Facebook CEO recently spent $30 million to buy four of his neighbors' homes.
Zuckerberg isn't taking over the properties, however. According to the San Jose Mercury News, the 29-year-old tech titan wants to be able to control how the properties surrounding his home are marketed and who they are sold to.
Larry Page made a similar move a few years ago so he could build a 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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