> It can be used as a bargaining chip in unrelated negotiations like privacy rights etc. There are many things one could have said here (e.g. PDOs -- https://e

> It can be used as a bargaining chip in unrelated negotiations like privacy rights etc. There are many things one could have said here (e.g. PDOs -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_designation_of_origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_designation_of_origi... , regulations on hazardous materials, etc. ) , but privacy rights is not exactly one of them. The EU can and has been squashing those on its own just fine.