Facebook mum as WhatsApp founder departs over data concerns

In another blow to Facebook, WhatsApp founder and Facebook board member Jan
Koum is leaving.
The apparent reason for the split is a culture clash surrounding
encryption, data and privacy stemming from Facebook’s attempts to monetize
its acquisition of Koum’s messaging app.The Washington Post
reported:The independence and protection of its users’ data is a core tenet of
WhatsApp that Koum and his co-founder, Brian Acton, promised to preserve
when they sold their tiny start-up t