Perhaps US politicians should then consider being a Safe Harbour for data themselves. I&#x27;m sure that if the US would not have, for example, used their anti-terror apparatus to spy on foreign oil companies [0] and have some more respect for other countries [1] (most NSA criticism focuses on US citizens), things might have been different. I&#x27;m very glad the EU is standing up for itself, it should do the same when it comes to TTIP.<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;world&#x2F;2013&#x2F;sep&#x2F;09&#x2F;nsa-spying-brazil-oil-petrobras" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;world&#x2F;2013&#x2F;sep&#x2F;09&#x2F;nsa-spying-braz...</a><p>[1]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;world&#x2F;video&#x2F;2014&#x2F;feb&#x2F;07&#x2F;eu-us-diplomat-victoria-nuland-phonecall-leaked-video" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;world&#x2F;video&#x2F;2014&#x2F;feb&#x2F;07&#x2F;eu-us-dip...</a>