EU antitrust regulators opened an investigation on Monday into Apple’s bid for British music discovery app Shazam, concerned the deal might give the iPhone maker an unfair advantage in poaching users from its rivals. From a report: Apple announced the deal in December to help it better compete with industry leader Spotify. Shazam lets users identify songs by pointing a smartphone at the audio source. The European Commission said it was concerned about Apple’s access to data on Shazam’s users who use competing music streaming services in Europe.

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Source: Slashdot – EU Opens Competition Probe Into Apple’s Bid For Music App Shazam