CII frowns upon  Statistics Bill
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has expressed concern over the collection of statistics bill moved by the government that makes sharing of confidential and price-sensitive business information mandatory, reports Indo-Asian News Service from New Delhi.

The guidelines (in the bill) should limit the collection to macro level information and exclude confidential information, personal identifiable information, sensitive industry or competitive information, third party information and economic value attached information, CII said in a statement issued on Thursday. The government should not outsource the collection of statistical information, being sensitive information, to any agency without prescribing adequate safeguards, the industry body added.

The government moved the Collection of Statistics Bill, 2007, during the budget session of the Indian Parliament, to acquire powers to seek various categories of information from private-sector companies. This is meant to replace the Collection of Statistics Act, 2003.

Apple, Fox mull movie rental deal  
Apple Inc and News Corp's Twentieth Century Fox are set to announce a deal that will allow consumers to rent movies through Apple's digital iTunes Store, media reports said on Thursday.

The pact will allow rentals of Fox's latest DVD releases by downloading a copy from the online iTunes store for a limited time, reports Reuters..