Struggling to convince students that Facebook is a public Web site, not a clubhouse for undergrads? Try pointing out that the Central Intelligence Agency now has its own page on the social network.
To be fair, the CIA isn’t using its Facebook page (registration required) to snoop on students. The agency is actually trying to recruit young men and women for its National Clandestine Service — “an elite corps, providing vital information needed by US policymakers, the military and law enforcement services to protect the national security interests of the American people.”
The CIA’s outreach seems to be working: Since it opened its Facebook group in December (organizations and businesses aren’t allowed to create their own personal profiles), more than 2,500 students have joined. —Brock Read
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