The European Union has passed a contentious <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1903618,00.asp?kc=ewnws122005dtx1k0000599">data-retention directive</A> that requires all telephone and Internet traffic to be logged and stored for between six months and two years in order to help combat organized crime and terrorism. The EU Parliament adopted the directive last week, in a 378 to 197 vote. The actual content of communications does not need to be tracked, but data that would allow law enforcement officials to find its senders does.