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In Donald Trump era, Indians will no longer get any privacy protection Donald Trump is slowly turning the clock back on everything progressive that the Obama administration did in the last 10 years. The new US president has now signed a new executive order that ends whatever little privacy protection the US offered to non-citizens like people in other countries, including in India. The executive order notes that the federal "agencies (in the US) shall, to the extent consistent with applicable law, ensure that their privacy policies exclude persons who are not United States citizens or lawful permanent residents from the protections of the Privacy Act regarding personally identifiable information." Although there are no direct implications for people in India as far as the US law or directives are concerned, it is worth noting the Gmail, apps and smartphones that we use often come from the US companies and these companies collect data that the US government can see...
Raees vs Kaabil box-office collection Day 4: Shah Rukh still ahead, Hrithik trailing.  It has been three days since the release of Raees and Kaabil and the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer is still way ahead of Hrithik-Yami's film. Given that Raees got more theatres than Kaabil, it is understandable that the Shah Rhuk Khan -starrer would get an upper hand right in the beginning over Hrithik Roshan's film. However, what has been noted is that the box-office collection of Raees and Kaabil saw an equal decline on Friday. As of now, neither has box-office figures to boast of, when compared to, say, Dangal or Sultan's opening weekend collection. On Friday i.e day three, Shah Rukh Khan's gangster film earned Rs 13.11 crore thereby taking the total to Rs 59.83 crore. Meanwhile, Hrithik Roshan's Kaabil earned a Rs 9.77 crore. It's total box-office collection, as of now, stands at Rs 38.87 crore Here is the day-to-day breakdown of Raees's box-office collecti...