The rules now allow the little-known National Counterterrorism Center to examine the government files of U.S. citizens for possible criminal behavior, even if there is no reason to suspect them. That is a departure from past practice, which barred the agency from storing information about ordinary Americans unless a person was a terror suspect or related to an investigation.
U.S. Terrorism Agency to Tap a Vast Database of Citizens
Anyone still think this is about terrorism an not about keeping under wraps anyone that might be troublesome for the status quo? Good, you answered, now they know your ip, your location, your pet name and will keep you under surveillance >_<