Re: Political theatre
Flip that around. Do US citizens have any protection from the likes of GCHQ, DGSE, (now we find out) BND,..
A US citizen in the US can challenge EU actions in EU courts in a way that EU citizens in the EU can't challenge US actions in a US court. Reciprocity is the watch word here. EU charter applies to US citizens in the US, US constitution (and more importantly key relevant to the internet parts of it - like the right to not be subject to unreasonable searches) doesn't apply in the reverse. They can't even stretch to lying and pretend it does in public so who knows what's going on out of sight - for sure whatever it is is probably very bad.
TL;DR: Yes, yes they do. US citizens have equal protection under EU law, EU citizens don't under US law. US exceptionalism: fuck you if you're not a US citizen. Well, fuck you back actually.
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