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Google Completes Fitbit Purchase — Without Waiting For Justice Department Approval 01/18/2021 – MediaPost Communications
Google has promised it won’t draw on Fitbit data for advertising purposes.
Google has completed its $2.1 billion acquisition of wearable
technology company Fitbit — without waiting for the Department of Justice to clear the deal.
Google vows it won’t draw on Fitbit data for advertising purposes, and will allow Fitbit users to
connect to third-party services. Google says it will also maintain access to the programming tools that allow fitness trackers and smartwatches to interoperate with Android smartphones.
“This deal has always been about devices, not data, and we’ve…
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