消息来源:谷歌以21亿美元收购Fitbit面临美国司法部的调查

消息来源:谷歌以21亿美元收购Fitbit面临美国司法部的调查

Google’s $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit will face scrutiny by the Department of Justice amid data privacy fears, The Post has learned.

《华盛顿邮报》获悉，谷歌以21亿美元收购Fitbit的交易将面临美国司法部的审查，原因是担心数据隐私。

The controversial merger in recent days was cleared for review by the DOJ after federal law enforcement tussled with the Federal Trade Commission, which had also sought authority to investigate the deal, according to a source close to the situation.

据知情人士透露，在美国联邦执法部门与美国联邦贸易委员会(federal Trade Commission)发生争执后，美国司法部(DOJ)近日批准了这宗有争议的合并交易。美国联邦贸易委员会也曾寻求授权调查这宗交易。

Both agencies are concerned that a Google-owned Fitbit would give the search giant an even bigger window into people’s private data, including sensitive health information, sources said.

消息人士称，两家机构都担心，谷歌旗下的Fitbit将为谷歌提供一个更大的窗口，让其得以了解人们的私人数据，包括敏感的健康信息。

Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, all large mergers must file proposals with both the DOJ and the FTC, but only one antitrust agency reviews the merger.

根据《哈特-斯科特-罗迪诺法》，所有大型并购必须同时向美国司法部和美国联邦贸易委员会提交提案，但只有一家反垄断机构对合并进行审查。

Historically, most Google deals have been reviewed by the FTC, which in February created a “technology task force” to monitor anti-competitive behavior in Silicon Valley.

历史上，大多数谷歌交易都经过美国联邦贸易委员会的审查，该委员会今年2月成立了一个“技术工作组”，以监控硅谷的反竞争行为。

But the DOJ also is presently investigating Google for broader anti-competitive issues. In September, it asked Google for documents related to past FTC antitrust investigations.

但美国司法部目前也在就更广泛的反竞争问题对谷歌展开调查。今年9月，它要求谷歌提供与FTC以往反垄断调查相关的文件。