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CIA Agent Cover Blown by the Internet

With the advent of the Google search, it seems that CIA agents have no where to hide anymore. Front companies and the travels of secret jets is all out there for the world to see in the age of the information.

The Chicago Tribune says it has compiled a list of 2,653 CIA employees, just by searching the internet. The newspaper said it gathered the information from online services that compile public data, that any fee-paying subscriber can access. It did not publish the names, at the CIA's request. Many of the agents are believed to be covert. The paper also located two dozen "secret" facilities.