FTC seeks more info on Amazon’s $1.7B deal for Roomba maker iRobot

The Federal Commerce Fee has requested Amazon and iRobot for extra data on the e-commerce big’s $1.7-billion buyout of the Roomba vacuum maker.

In a submitting on Tuesday, iRobot stated the FTC had on Monday requested extra particulars on the deal that was introduced final month and would develop Amazon’s steady of sensible residence units.

A bunch of about 20 pro-privacy and employee organizations have urged US antitrust enforcers to cease the deal, citing considerations about privateness and Amazon’s already highly effective place within the sensible residence units market. 

The FTC probe started earlier this month and covers each head-to-head competitors and whether or not the deal would illegally enhance the e-commerce firm’s market share within the linked machine market in addition to the general retail market, in keeping with a report from Politico. 

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