Apr 11, 2021 17:00:00

Facebook spends over 2.5 billion yen a year on Mark Zuckerberg's security

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latest material Facebook submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission reveals that in 2020 the company spent as much as $ 23 million on security costs for CEO Mark Zuckerberg. I will.

Facebook spent $ 23 million for Zuckerberg's security in 2020 --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/10/22377209/facebook-spent-23-million-mark-zuckerberg-security

Zuckerberg will cost as much as $ 23 million in 2020, claiming that the company has detected a specific threat to CEO Zuckerberg from a document submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, April 9, 2021 local time. It is clear that it was spent as a security expense for the CEO.

'Mark Zuckerberg is the face of Facebook, and negative sentiment towards us has a direct impact on Zuckerberg,' a Facebook spokeswoman said, spending a lot of money on his security. I explained the reason.

A document submitted by Facebook to the US Securities and Exchange Commission is an annual review of the company's security program, which states that costs to protect CEO Zuckerberg and his family increased significantly in 2020. I will.

Security costs that Facebook records are mainly measures to prevent infection due to the epidemic of the new coronavirus infection,

security measures during the 2020 United States presidential election , and other measures during the period when security risks have increased. Security costs are mainly used as personnel costs for security personnel.

In the 'All Other Guarantees' section of this article, Facebook costs $ 23 million for security for Zuckerberg's residence and individuals, as well as for the movement of Zuckerberg's individuals and families. It is written that it has been killed. In addition, CEO Zuckerberg seems to have secured an additional 10 million dollars (about 1.1 billion yen) as a budget to cover security personnel and other security related expenses.

Facebook announced that it will provide personal security services to some outside directors from January to February 2021. For this reason, Facebook states, 'We take into account the high degree of oversight and post-2020 US presidential atmosphere that we, our executive officers and our directors face.'