Fitbit failed to report overheating incidents involving its Ionic watches in which customers suffered serious burns, safety regulator said. Google's Fitbit fined $12.2 million after customers ...

Fitbit will pay more than $12 million for failing to promptly report that its Ionic smartwatches posed serious burn risks, officials said. Fitbit LLC, which is now owned by Google, has been fined ...

Google's Fitbit to Pay $12 Million Fine Tied to Burn-Hazard Reports Provided by Dow Jones Jan 23, 2025, 3:59:00 PM. By Dean Seal . Google-owned Fitbit agreed to pay $12.25 million to resolve ...

Fitbit has settled with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) over a long-standing defect that caused some wearers to sustain burns. The deal finds the Google-owned fitness company ...

Concerns are mounting over Google’s $2 billion takeover of smartwatch maker Fitbit, with many saying the deal could pose a serious risk to users’ privacy. Following the announcement of the ...

Google’s goal to acquire Fitbit could have the company facing a $400 million dollar fine according to The Guardian.Google faces a $400 million dollar fine if it takes over Fitbit before the ...

In early November, Alphabet's (GOOG-3.68%) (GOOGL-3.89%) Google announced that it would buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion -- a steep discount compared to the wearable maker's $4 billion valuation after ...

Meanwhile, Fitbit will now have access to Google’s vast resources and even greater global reach. Before 2020, ... and now Google faces the risk of a $400 million fine.

More than two years after recalling about 1.7 million Ionic smartwatches sold globally, Google-owned Fitbit will pay a $12.2 million penalty for failing to alert consumers that the products can ...