Approval for Google's acquisition of fitbit (it is reported that Google's acquisition of Fitbit will be reviewed by the Ministry of Justice)

The Justice Department will review Google's plan to buy wearable device maker Fitbit to address possible antitrust issues, according to a report by the New York Post. Google announced last month that it would buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion.

Some monitoring groups, such as Public Citizens and the Center for Digital Democracy, expressed concern about the deal, saying it would give Google access to more private data about consumers, including sensitive health information.

In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission last month, these organizations wrote:

Google knows us better than any other company through its broad portfolio of Internet services. We should not allow Google to add another way to track our every move.

In the past, the Federal Trade Commission was responsible for reviewing most Google transactions, while the Department of Justice (DOJ) is reviewing Fitbit transactions because the company is already investigating the search giant's antitrust practices. The Justice Department also reviewed Google's acquisition of cloud analytics startup Looker this fall, which was completed last month. "the Justice Department will read Google's investigation as soon as it deals with Fitbit," a source in Washington, D.C., told the New York Post. "