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WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton gives the inside story on #DeleteFacebook and why he left $850 million behind

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    jlpoole
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    The dream job would be to work for Brian Acton because you know what you create would not be later perverted.

    The dream job would be to work for Brian Acton because you know what you create would not be later perverted.

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      calcifer
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      Are we reading the same article? He makes it very clear his principles are for sale for the highest bidder: The only reason I'm slightly more hopeful about his involvement in Signal is that he...

      Are we reading the same article? He makes it very clear his principles are for sale for the highest bidder:

      “At the end of the day, I sold my company,” Acton says. “I sold my users’ privacy to a larger benefit. I made a choice and a compromise. And I live with that every day.”

      The only reason I'm slightly more hopeful about his involvement in Signal is that he only gave money and doesn't have a say in how it runs.

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      1. jlpoole
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        My take was that he learned a valuable lesson. "There's nothing more virtuous than a reformed whore."

        My take was that he learned a valuable lesson. "There's nothing more virtuous than a reformed whore."

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      2. annadane
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        That's being unfair. He later gave 50 million to Signal and when FB buys your company for that much it's hard to say no.

        That's being unfair. He later gave 50 million to Signal and when FB buys your company for that much it's hard to say no.

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  2. Deimos
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    David Marcus (Facebook exec, who was VP of Messaging Products until May) posted this response: The Other Side of the Story.

    David Marcus (Facebook exec, who was VP of Messaging Products until May) posted this response: The Other Side of the Story.

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