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Google-Fitbit Probe Isn’t for Data Watchdogs, Vestager Says
- EU antitrust chief weighs in after privacy regulators’ warning
- Vestager says no formal role for them in vetting tech deal
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The European Union’s review of Google’s plan to buy Fitbit Inc. won’t involve privacy regulators, the bloc’s antitrust chief insisted, days after data watchdogs warned about how tech giants could use M&A to access citizens’ private information.