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U.S. consumer advocates urge close scrutiny of Google plan to buy Fitbit

The Justice Division will have to carefully scrutinize Alphabet Inc's plan to store for Fitbit because the well being tracker company is a provide of nascent festival for Google, which is dominant in search and selling, two public advocacy groups discussed on Thursday.
The Justice Department should carefully scrutinize Alphabet Inc's plan to buy Fitbit because the fitness tracker company is a source of nascent competition for Google, which is dominant in search and advertising, two public advocacy groups said on Thursday.

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