- TMZ, Tuesday, February 8, 2011 12:14 PM
Mark Zuckerberg says a stalker is using Facebook to send him creepy messages and threaten his personal safety. According to TMZ, the young Facebook CEO recently filed legal papers claiming that
31-year-old Pradeep Manukonda has tried to "follow, surveil and contact Mr. Zuckerberg using language threatening his personal safety," along with the safety of his girlfriend and sister. Meanwhile,
law enforcement sources tell TMZ that Manukonda has gone to several Facebook offices in Palo Alto attempting to contact Zuckerberg to ask for money.
It's all too common for public
personalities to attract overzealous followers, but the success of Zuckerberg's business rests on the sharing of personal information from friends and family contacts to favorite hangouts and specific
geographic whereabouts. Not only does easy access to such information aid a stalker's cause, but social media critics suggest that it actually encourages stalking behavior.
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