Joseph Menn / Washington Post: Many of the top VPN services and apps, some with 100M+ downloads, have misled users about their practices while disguising their ownership, like ties to China  —  SAN FRANCISCO — As Congress weighs an unprecedented ban of the wildly popular Chinese-owned TikTok over supposed security concerns … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Katie Haun / Wall Street Journal: Regulators are choking the crypto industry in the US, but major policy decisions should be made by Congress and state legislatures, not by unelected officials  —  The effort would stifle American innovation and competition—and that seems to be the objective.  —  WSJ Opinion: Congress Hammers TikTok Lees verder op Tech Meme

Fiona Alston / Tech.eu: Germany-based OQmented, which is developing laser beam scanning tech for displays in AR/MR glasses, raised a $20M Series A from Sharp Devices Europe and others  —  The German firm’s ultra-compact MEMS-based laser beam scanning projection display systems for AR glasses has come into focus as tech giant Sharp invests Lees verder op Tech Meme

Binance Blog: Binance CEO CZ says CFTC’s complaint contains “incomplete recitation of facts” and Binance does not agree with “characterization of many of the issues alleged”  —  Today, the CFTC filed an unexpected and disappointing civil complaint, despite our working cooperatively with the CFTC for over two years. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rohan Goswami / CNBC: Lyft co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer plan to step down as CEO on April 17 and president on June 30; ex-Amazon executive David Risher is set to be CEO  —  – Lyft’s cofounders, Logan Green and John Zimmer, will step back from their day-to-day roles as CEO and president, respectively. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kat Tenbarge / NBC News: A look at the non-consensual deepfake porn economy, with video sites easily accessible via top Google search results and some accepting Visa and Mastercard  —  The nonconsensual deepfake economy has remained largely out of sight, but it’s easily accessible and some creators can accept major credit cards. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Annie Palmer / CNBC: A fifth defendant plans to plead guilty to the DOJ’s charges in 2020 regarding a conspiracy to bribe Amazon staff to give sellers unfair marketplace advantages  —  – A well-known consultant for Amazon sellers admitted to bribing staffers employed by the retail giant for information to help his clients. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Katie Haun / Wall Street Journal: In the US, regulators are choking the crypto industry, but major policy decisions should be made by Congress and state legislatures, not by unelected officials  —  The effort would stifle American innovation and competition—and that seems to be the objective.  —  WSJ Opinion: Congress Hammers TikTok Lees verder op Tech Meme

Fiona Alston / Tech.eu: Germany-based OQmented, which is developing laser beam scanning technology for AR/MR glasses, raised a $20M Series A from Sharp Devices Europe and others  —  The German firm’s ultra-compact MEMS-based laser beam scanning projection display systems for AR glasses has come into focus as tech giant Sharp invests Lees verder op Tech Meme