Friday November 04, 2011
Vengeful Librarians:
CIA Unit Monitors Social Media
The CIA has a unit, known informally as 'vengeful librarians', dedicated to monitoring social networks to gauge global perceptions of America.
The unit's analysts often forward posts to the President of the United States.
From AP:
The CIA facility was set up in response to a recommendation by the 9/11 Commission, with its first priority to focus on counterterrorism and counterproliferation. But its several hundred analysts — the actual number is classified — track a broad range, from Chinese Internet access to the mood on the street in Pakistan.
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