WhatsApp CEO leaving Facebook after reportedly clashing with company leaders

Jan Koum.
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We've all been there, and sometimes, when work gets in the way of expanding our collection of sports cars, the only option is to quit.

Jan Koum is the billionaire CEO and co-founder of the messaging service WhatsApp, which was acquired by Facebook four years ago. He's also a member of Facebook's board, and The Washington Post reported on Monday he's leaving the company because he's unhappy with how Facebook handles personal data and encryption.

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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.