Internet providers will be forced to keep logs of their customers' activities for one year in case police want to review them in the future, according to legislation that a U.S. House of Representatives committee approved. The 19 to 10 vote represents a victory for conservative Republicans, who made data retention their first major technology initiative after last fall's elections, and the Justice Department officials who have quietly lobbied for the sweeping new requirements.
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