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The Dark Truth Behind Whatsapp Founders Leaving Facebook
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The Dark Truth Behind Whatsapp Founders Leaving Facebook

Yesterday we published a breaking news stating that billionaire and chief executive of Whatsapp, Jan Koum, was planning to leave the parent company, Facebook. Whatsapp’s Last Remaining Co-Founder Exits Facebook. While the departure seemed friendly between the Chief Executive of Whatsapp, Jan Koum, and Chief Executive of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg but the departure motives suggest otherwise. According to several US media reports, the decision to leave his high position in the ranks of Facebook and its board of directors as well was motivated by disagreements about the company’s future. Reports suggest that Koum disagreed with the social media giant’s plan to weaken the messaging app’s encryption and strategy to use specific user information to earn money from Whatsapp.   ...
Whatsapp’s Last Remaining Co-Founder Exits Facebook
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Whatsapp’s Last Remaining Co-Founder Exits Facebook

Jan Koum, the co-founder of social messaging app Whatsapp announced that he was leaving Facebook, which acquired the messaging service in 2014 for $19 billion. Koum announced his decision to leave the ranks of Facebook to the public on his Facebook page, citing that he will now focus on his passions off work such as collecting air-cooled Porsches, working on cars and playing ultimate Frisbee. According to several US media outlets, the departure is mostly due to disagreements with Whatsapp’s parent company, Facebook, over the use of users’ information on the messaging service app. Indeed, reports suggest that Facebook is looking for ways to use private user information to raise income from its daughter company in ad-targeting strategies similar to those employed on Facebook and Instag...