The difference is that in this case the US considers itself the owner of all data on US and Eu citizens alike. The EU merely says that you cannot store Eu citi

The difference is that in this case the US considers itself the owner of all data on US and Eu citizens alike. The EU merely says that you cannot store Eu citizens data without the necessary safeguards in place and permissions asked. This is a very different issue in my view. The US has an inflated sense of entitlement, whereas the EU is being protective and inhibiting of data collection on its citizens by foreign organisations.