12-04-2018 17:38 via feedproxy.google.com

Facebook could enjoy the 'unintended consequences' of new regulations (FB)

Data privacy regulation from the Federal Trade Commission could benefit Facebook, according to two Wall Street analysts.
Regulation would impose costs associated with ensuring user privacy, which could impede the wave of new players competing with Facebook.
This happened after the financial crisis, when regulation of the credit rating industry imposed costs that made it hard for new players to compete with the already dominant ones. 
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