BRUSSELS: An international group of consumer groups and NGOs denounced Google’s bid for sports smartwatch-maker Fitbit on July 2, saying it would threaten privacy and grant the search giant unfair access to a new market.
Google’s US$2.1bil (RM8.99bil) acquisition of the maker of smartwatches and fitness trackers was unveiled in November and rang alarm bells among global regulators over antitrust and privacy worries.
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