More seclusion for Zuckerberg as Facebook ends privacy setting

It seems the founder of Facebook is getting himself some more privacy as users of his website prepare for less.

Mark Zuckerberg has bought the four houses beside his own mansion in Palo Alto, California.

He is buying the houses so that he can control who gets to live in them and protect his own privacy as a result.

The news emerges as Facebook confirmed that it is removing a feature which allows users to hide their profiles from search results.