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FTC to investigate Google’s Waze acquistion

If Google's acquisition of Waze is seen as purely anti-competitive, the Federal Trade Commission could break up the deal.

Google may have beat out Apple and Facebook when it bought social mapping app Waze. But the search giant’s acquisition of the Israel-based start-up may run afoul of U.S. antitrust regulations. The Federal Trade Commission is conducting an antitrust review of the $1.1 billion purchase. If Google’s move is seen as purely anti-competitive, the FTC could break up the deal.

Todd Wasserman, business editor at the website Mashable, joins Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson to discuss.

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