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Consumer groups warn Google's Fitbit buyout could harm data privacy, competition

from Fierce Healthcare

Consumer groups warn Google's Fitbit buyout could harm data privacy, competition Fierce Healthcare Consumer groups are urging regulators to scrutinize Google's $2.1 billion bid for Fitbit, citing privacy and competition concerns. "This will be a test case for how regulators address the immense power the tech giants exert over the digital economy and their ability to expand their ecosystems unchecked," a group of 20 consumer organizations wrote in a statement sent to antitrust authorities in the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia and several other jurisdictions. READ MORE

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