Facebook's 'outrageous' privacy policy: By the numbers

If Facebook's 400 million users could collectively post a status update, it might read "concerned." Fans are growing increasingly frustrated with the site's labyrinthine network of privacy settings, reports The New York Times — an impenetrable system that many feel lets the company get away with selling its users' private information to advertisers. "'How do i delete my facebook account' was among the top 20 trending searches on Google Hot Trends" this week, notes The Wall Street Journal, and even U.S. senators have voiced concerns. Here, a numbers run-down of Facebook's "outrageous" privacy policy:

5,830

Length, in words, of Facebook's current privacy policy (last revised on April 22)

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4,543

Length, in words, of the United States Constitution

1,004

Word count of Facebook's original privacy statement from 2004

1,203

Length, in words, of rival networking site Twitter's current privacy policy

45,000

Word count of Facebook's privacy-related Frequently Asked Questions

47,094

Word count of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby

50

Number of settings Facebook users must adjust to keep the site from sharing private information with third parties

170

Number of different options users must choose from to keep Facebook from sharing their information

2

Number of minutes The Huffington Post says it takes to secure your profile if you follow their handy guide

4,000

Number of Harvard students that a 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO, reportedly called "dumb f**ks" in 2003 for providing him with their private information for an early version of the site. "If you ever need info about anyone at Harvard," the teenager boasted to a friend, "just ask."

400 million

Current number of active Facebook users worldwide

176.3 billion

Number of advertisements displayed on Facebook in the first three months of 2010

$1.2-2 billion

Revenue analysts expect Facebook to generate this year

$11 billion

The current estimated value of Facebook

Sources: NY Times (2), Business Insider (2), Forbes, Facebook, WSJ, Guardian