Sites like Facebook and Twitter have also becomea key resource for following a crisis such as the riots that raged in Bangkok (Thailand) in April and May last year. Aswell the Occupy Wall Street movement, which has spread across America. The CIA is rumored to be collecting the names of people associated with the movement and attempting to identify leaders within the Occupy movement. In thisregard, the CIA (along with local law enforcement agencies) has accumulated the names of hundreds of thousands of individual protesters, sympathizers and supporters. Collectively these people are labeled "subversives"by the CIA.
This is to not only track and monitor the protesters and their activities but also prevent them from attaining sensitive jobs and security clearances in some cases.
Today the Open Source Center has emerged as a key agency within CIA.
http://www.examiner.com/city-buzz-in-charlotte/cia-s-vengeful-librarians-monitors-facebook-and-tweets-for-intelligence-info
Big Brother is watching you

Does that mean I should put my pants on?

10 steps that close an open society
1. invoke an internal andexternal threat People who are afraid are willing to do things that they wouldn’t otherwise do.
2. establish secret (unaccountable) prisons where torture takes place In a secret system, the government does not have to provide any proof of wrongdoing by those it holds, so it can incarcerate anyone it wants.
3. develop a paramilitaryforce A private military force — under the exclusive direction of the “commander in chief” with no accountability to Congress, the courts, or the public — blurs theline between a civilian police force and a militarized police state.
4. surveil ordinary citizens People who believe theyare being watched are less likely to voice opposition. To scare a population into silence, the government need only monitor the activities of a few to make everyone fear thatthey are being surveilled. Every closed society keeps a “list” of so-called opponents it tracks.
5. infiltrate citizen’s groups Spies in activist groups put psychological pressure on genuine activists by underminingtheir trust in one another. They may also disrupt legal activities, undermining the effectiveness of group efforts.
6. detain and release ordinary citizens Detention intimidates or psychologically damagesthose arrested and also lets everyone know that anyone could be labeled an “enemy combatant” and “disappeared.”
7. target key individuals People are less likely to speak out when those who are highly visible, like journalists, scholars, artists, or celebrities, areintimidated or have the livelihoods threatened. Targeting those who areespecially visible makes it less likely that people will speak out and robs society of leaders and others who might inspire opposition.
8. restrict the press The public is less likely tofi nd out about government wrongdoing if the government can threaten to prosecute anyone who publishes or broadcasts reports that are critical of the government.
9. recast criticism as espionage and dissent astreason People who protest can be charged with terrorism or treason when laws criminalize orlimit free speech rather than protect it.
10. subvert the rule of law The disappearance of checks and balances makes it easier to declare martial law, especially if the judiciarybranch continues to exercise authority over individuals but has no authority over the Executive branch.