Facebook spent more than $7 million protecting Mark Zuckerberg in 2017 as he trekked all over the United States (FB)

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• Facebook spent $ 7.3 million on security for CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2017.
• The cost was up 50% on the year before, and came as he flew all over the US on a mission to visit every US State.
• Meanwhile, the social network spent more than $ 1.5 million on private jet costs for the 33-year-old exec.

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Looking after Mark Zuckerberg isn’t cheap.

In 2017, Facebook spent a cool $ 7.3 million on personal security for its CEO, up almost 50% from the year before.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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