Yeah, I'm with sateesh in a sibling comment in that this is a win for the digital citizenry's awareness, but I also agree with you that when the EU caves in everyone else will follow.

And I'm sure in the end it will cave in. The "they" have a clear plan supported by infinitely more patience and resources than the "us" can muster, and the von der Leyen presidency has shown clear signs of direction towards more control, less privacy (by weakening the GDPR), and less of the good kind of regulation in industry.

As an EU citizen, I'm very unhappy with the Union's recent direction.

But, at least for now, hooray for the temporary victory on the Indian front!