Provided is, for example, a control device which prevents notification of information from being provided to a user in a situation for which the user considers it inappropriate to receive notification of information. A control device (1) includes a motion detecting section (22), a brightness detecting section (21), and a notification permission determining section (35). In a case where the motion detecting section (22) detects that a predetermined motion is being given to an electronic apparatus (100) which includes the control device (1), the notification permission determining section (35) determines that notification of information is not to be provided to the user.