A coalition of privacy, consumer and social justice groups has asked the U.S. government to block Google’s deal to acquire Fitbit, CNBC reports. In a letter to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the nine groups cited privacy and antitrust concerns as reasons why the government should step in to stop the proceedings. The groups wrote Fitbit would help Google to increase its dominance over internet searches, as well as give the tech company another avenue to gather health information.
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