In the coming days the European Commission seems poised to green-light the acquisition of Fitbit by Google.
The deal is a major threat to human rights and must be stopped in its tracks until a full and proper investigation into the human rights impact of the merger takes place.
Anything less will send a clear green-light to Silicon Valley - and to billions of Internet users - that, for all its tough talk Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting memberGet EU news that matters
Tanya O’Carroll is director of technology for Amnesty International.
Tanya O’Carroll is director of technology for Amnesty International.