Google's US$2.1 billion Fitbit deal faces EU antitrust probe

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Google's US$2.1 billion Fitbit deal faces EU antitrust probe
Source: Reuters
Google's US$2.1 billion bid for fitness tracker maker Fitbit will face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation next week, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Alphabet Inc unit Google this month offered not to use Fitbit's health data to help it target ads in an attempt to address ...

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