National Counterterrorism Center Can Now Keep Information On U.S. Citizens For Up To Five Years

New Counterterrorism Guidelines Permit Data On U.S. Citizens To Be Held Longer -- Washington Post

The Obama administration has approved guidelines that allow counterterrorism officials to lengthen the period of time they retain information about U.S. residents, even if they have no known connection to terrorism.

The changes allow the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), the intelligence community’s clearinghouse for terrorism data, to keep information for up to five years. Previously, the center was required to promptly destroy — generally within 180 days — any information about U.S. citizens or residents unless a connection to terrorism was evident.

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Update #1: US Intelligence to keep tabs on Americans with no ties to terror -- FOX News/AP
Update #2: New rules allow US to store personal data longer -- CBS News
Update #3: Suspect Data to Be Kept Longer -- Wall Street Journal

My Comment: If the previous Bush administration did this ... the media/academia/Democrats/pundits/etc .... will be protesting 24/7 (myself included). But now ... with the exception of a few civil liberties groups .... there is not even a whimper of a protest.