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U.S. Gov't To Keep Data On Non-Terrorist Citizens For 5 Years 186

arnott writes with this excerpt from the 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, 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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U.S. Gov't To Keep Data On Non-Terrorist Citizens For 5 Years

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  • Re:Good. (Score:4, Informative)

    by cpu6502 ( 1960974 ) on Friday March 23, 2012 @12:43PM (#39452871)

    an early 2007 debate. He was telling Congressman Paul that he should be quiet (Paul is pro-defense but against preemptive wars of aggression).

  • Re:Hope and Change (Score:3, Informative)

    by eternaldoctorwho ( 2563923 ) on Friday March 23, 2012 @12:46PM (#39452913)

    And replace him with what....Romney? Gingrich?! Santorum??!!

    Let's face it. Whomever wins the next presidential election, the citizens will lose.

  • Re:Good. (Score:5, Informative)

    by dkleinsc ( 563838 ) on Friday March 23, 2012 @01:10PM (#39453215) Homepage

    We need to take down these terrorists, and if that means ignoring the Bill of Rights and throwing Americans into concentration camps, like we did in WW2, then so be it.

    That's a great idea, and I know just where to start! There's a guy who organized the illegal killing of several Americans in Yemen with a large explosion. He currently resides at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington DC. He has many of accomplices working elsewhere in Washington as well as nearby Arlington, VA.

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