It’s also a matter of fairness, some said. “If data is indeed being misused, there should be a remedy. What the question doesn’t ask is what should count as misuse. But there’s no reason to offer differing protections here based on the citizenship of the person whose data a company is handling,” said Jonathan Zittrain, a Harvard law professor. “And protection irrespective of country of origin is not only the right thing to do.  It also gives US companies an important competitive advantage.”

Source: Influencers: Europeans should be able to sue over data misuse in US – CSMonitor.com