Karl Herchenroeder, Assistant Editor, is a technology policy journalist for publications including Communications Daily. Born in Rockville, Maryland, he joined the Warren Communications News staff in 2018. He began his journalism career in 2012 at the Aspen Times in Aspen, Colorado, where he covered city government. After that, he covered the nuclear industry for ExchangeMonitor in Washington. You can follow Herchenroeder on Twitter: @karlherk

An FTC investigator met this month with a group of Nebraska farmers who allege John Deere is abusing data privacy. Deere’s “monopolistic” data practices are preventing farmers’ right to repair, they alleged.Subscribe to Read >>

The FTC voted 3-2 along party lines Wednesday to withdraw from its 2020 joint vertical transaction guidelines with DOJ, despite “anxiety” from Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and protests from Republican commissioners (see 2109100043). The guidelines remain at DOJ, the department…Subscribe to Read >>

The FTC voted along party lines in passing eight omnibus resolutions designed to increase investigative powers for agency staff, focused tech and several other areas over the next decade, the agency announced Tuesday. The points of focus include “Acts or…Subscribe to Read >>

President Joe Biden is expected to swiftly follow up his Monday nomination of Alvaro Bedoya as an FTC commissioner by announcing his pick of Mozilla Foundation Senior Adviser Alan Davidson for NTIA administrator (see 2108020061), Democratic Capitol Hill aides and…Subscribe to Read >>

If the FTC withdraws from its joint vertical merger guidelines with DOJ, it could cause friction between the two agencies and fuel legal arguments for opponents, former commission officials said in interviews last week. Commissioners are expected to withdraw from…Subscribe to Read >>