U.S., EU advocacy groups warn against Google’s purchase of Fitbit

The 20 organizations – which include the U.S.-based Public Citizen, Access Now from Europe and the Brazilian Institute of Consumer Defense – argued that the deal would expand the already considerable clout in digital markets of Alphabet Inc’s Google.Acquiring Fitbit would give Google such intimate information about users as how many steps they take daily, the quality of their sleep and their …

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