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Google's planned takeover of Fitbit would be a 'game-changer,' consumer groups warn

By Natalie McNelis
  • 01 Jul 2020 22:30
  • 01 Jul 2020 13:43
Before letting Google take over smartwatch maker Fitbit, regulators around the world should be wary of the deal’s “far-reaching and dynamic effects on digital and health markets,” consumer groups have warned.
In a common statement published today (see here), some 20 consumer and citizen groups from the EU, US, Canada,

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Natalie McNelis

Senior Correspondent


Natalie McNelis covers mergers for MLex in Brussels. Before joining MLex in 2017, she spent 20 years as an international trade and competition lawyer in law firms including Stibbe and WilmerHale. Natalie has a BA in English from Mount Holyoke College, a JD from Harvard Law School and an LLM in EU law from KU Leuven. She is admitted to the bar in New York.

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