Google AdMob Buy Opposed

On December 28 Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital Democracy asked the Federal Trade Commission to stop Google from buying mobile advertising company AdMob, saying the acquisition would diminish competition. In a joint letter to the FTC, they say that the proposed acquisition raises privacy concerns that the FTC must address. "The mobile sector is the next frontier of the digital revolution," the groups said in the letter. "Without vigorous competition and strong privacy guarantees this vital and growing segment of the online economy will be stifled."