Email & Collaboration Industry Weekly: June 19, 2019

We've decided it would be better to post this blog every two weeks so we can pack more news in to one sitting! The next issue will be on July 3.

Facebook Unveils Libra Cryptocurrency, Targeting 1.7 Billion Unbanked

Facebook is going all in with crypto and launching a new token: Libra. It’s interesting that you won’t need a Facebook account to use Libra. The Libra Association will be the governing body and Facebook will be just one equal member of the Association, along with others like Union Square Ventures.

Gmail is not a telecommunications service

The German government has lost in court against Google. They were trying to apply a law meant for telcos to Gmail. The European Court of Justice has rejected this argument.

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