EU likely to launch full-scale investigation into Google's Fitbit acquisition

They aren't convinced this merger is a good fit

Google may have announced its intention to purchase Fitbit last year, but deals between large corporations like this move slowly. Regulators in both the US and EU have expressed concern about the world's largest ad company gaining access to potentially sensitive health data gathered by Fitbit's wearable devices, and Google's reassurances haven't helped. A new report says that the European Commission will launch an antitrust investigation into the arrangements as soon as next week.

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