What Google’s Acquisition of Fitbit Means for Google’s Expanding Experience Ecosystem, the Future of Wear OS, and User Privacy
The News: Google announced on Thursday that it had completed its $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit. The news follows the European Commission’s announcement just last month that it had approved the deal, despite some friction and uncertainty relating to Google’s potential access to Fitbit users’ health data over the summer. On the one hand, consumer […]
German Court Ruling against Facebook Data Collection Practices a Possible Catalyst
The News: A Federal Court in Karlsruhe, Germany has ruled to uphold a decision by Germany’s anti-Cartel office, the Bundeskartellamt, that focuses on Facebook data collection practices, and specifically requires Facebook to stop collecting data on users across its multiple platforms without their explicit consent. Read the full story here. German Court Ruling Against Facebook […]
