Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's candid pics become visible to all for some time
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's candid pics become visible to all for some timeFacebook's new privacy settings are apparently so confusing that even the boss can't figure out what to share publicly.
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's 25-year-old co-founder and chief executive, marked the social network's privacy shift by making 290 photos public on his personal profile last week.
The happy snaps included shots of him cuddling a teddy bear in his pyjamas, lounging shirtless by the pool, and playing a mock lightsaber battle in office with girlfriend, Priscilla Chan.
But shortly after tech blog Valleywag made a gallery of Zuckerberg's most candid photos, the images were removed from public view on Facebook.
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Bear With Me: This shot of Mark Zuckerberg hugging his teddy bear is no longer available for public viewing |
"For those wondering, I set most of my content on my personal Facebook page to be open so people could see it," Zuckerberg wrote on his Wall.
"I set some of my content to be more private, but I didn't see a need to limit visibility of pics with my friends, family or my teddy bear :)"However, all of the pictures he mentions now have limited visibility.
The only information regular users can see is his basic info and Wall.
Zuckerberg's Wall also mentions that he likes waking up to the Rudy theme song, and a few months ago he joined the 20,000-plus members of the group "I automatically hate the new Facebook home page".
Valleywag said the about-face with his photo album was a "dumb move, PR-wise".
"On the one hand, Facebook's own chief executive is illustrating that his privacy settings are so baffling that even he himself doesn't grasp their full implications," said blogger Ryan Tate.
