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BRUSSELS, July 9 — Google will face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation into its planned US$2.1 billion bid for fitness tracker maker Fitbit unless it offers concessions to address competition concerns, people familiar with the matter said. Google could allay competition worries by offering a binding pledge to EU competition enforcers along the lines of its promise last year not to use Fitbit’s health and wellness data for Google ads, the people said.The deadline for Google to offer concessions is July 13.
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