DAVID GREENE, HOST: NPR's business news begins with a Google deal that's under scrutiny.</s>DAVID GREENE, HOST: The Federal Trade Commission is looking into Google's recent deal to acquire the map company Waze. The question is whether Google was trying to buy up a potential competitor. Waze, based in Israel, makes an app that uses crowd sourcing to provide real-time traffic data.</s>DAVID GREENE, HOST: Google bought Waze for just over $1 billion. Consumer watchdogs complain that Waze was a strong competitor for Google Maps.
The Federal Trade Commission is looking into Google's recent deal to acquire the map company Waze. The question is whether Google was trying to buy up a potential competitor. Waze, based in Israel, makes an app that uses crowd sourcing to provide real-time traffic data.