Privacy, consumer groups seek to block Google-Fitbit deal, citing antitrust and privacy concerns.
They say in a Wednesday letter to the Federal Trade Commission that the deal would consolidate Google's dominance over internet services.Health information is of particular concern.
An attendee's Fitbit device at the Fitbit Local DC Launch event at the Yards Park on July 15, 2017 in Washington, DC.Nine privacy, social justice and consumer groups are calling for the U.S. government to block Google's
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