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UK: Labour party calls for halt to Google’s acquisition of Fitbit

By  |  October 29, 2019

Labour has written to the competition regulator calling for Google’s reported acquisition of Fitbit to be halted, at least until a wider inquiry into anticompetitive practices in the technology sector is completed.

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    Google made an offer to purchase the fitness tracking company on Monday for an undisclosed price, according to Reuters.

    Tom Watson, the shadow digital, culture, media and sport secretary, has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to request it halt the acquisition pending a full investigation of its effect on the competitive landscape.

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