The original TechCrunch article was wrong, and they updated it with the statement from the EU Commission that tells them it was wrong. There's a law now called

The original TechCrunch article was wrong, and they updated it with the statement from the EU Commission that tells them it was wrong. There's a law now called the Judicial Redress Act, and it passed as a compromise made to the EU before enabling the Privacy Shield data-sharing deal between the EU and the US. I still don't think it goes far enough, because I don't think the US Privacy Act gives "essentially the same protections" as the EU privacy laws do (per CJEU requirement), but at least it gives non-U.S. citizens the same protections Americans have. So this executive order means nothing. The administration may act as if it does, but if sued, it can be ruled unconstitutional/invalid. I guess this could be a problem if Trump continues to sign multiple unconstitutional executive orders every day for the rest of his term. There are only so many lawsuits people can start against his administration, so many of the unconstitutional executive orders may get ignored.