Brian Acton
Brian Acton is an American computer programmer and internet entrepreneur who co-founded WhatsApp with Jan Koum in 2009. Born on February 17, 1972, Acton worked at Yahoo for over a decade before launching WhatsApp, which became one of the most widely used messaging platforms globally, boasting over 2 billion users. In 2014, Facebook acquired WhatsApp for $19 billion, making it one of the largest tech acquisitions in history. Acton is known for his strong stance on privacy and security in digital communications and has been involved in various philanthropic efforts since leaving Facebook in 2017.
Born on Feb 17, 1972 (53 years old)
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Italy:
Brian Acton, another co-founder of WhatsApp, will be called to testify in the trial.
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Italy:
Brian Acton is a co-founder of WhatsApp and will be called to testify in the trial.
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Switzerland:
Brian Acton, co-founder of WhatsApp, donated $50 million to the competing platform Signal after leaving Facebook in protest.
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Switzerland:
Brian Acton is one of the founders of Whatsapp who provided Signal with a loan of at least 100 million dollars.
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Israel:
Brian Acton is one of the co-founders of WhatsApp and co-founded the Signal Foundation.
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Portugal:
Brian Acton co-founded Signal and provided initial funding.
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Bulgaria:
Brian Acton co-founded the Signal Foundation and provided initial funding.
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Bulgaria:
Brian Acton co-founded the Signal Foundation and provided initial funding.
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Canada:
Acton provided an initial funding of $50 million for the Signal Foundation.
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Germany:
Brian Acton is recognized for funding Signal and is a co-founder of Whatsapp.
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