WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum quits Facebook over clashes about privacy
WhatsApp Co-founder and CEO Jan Koum has announced he is leaving parent company Facebook. This comes shortly after a report claimed Koum would leave due to disagreements over data privacy and weakening encryption. Koum will also reportedly step down from Facebook's Board of Directors, a position he took up when WhatsApp was bought for $19 billion by Facebook in 2014.