How often have we watched blockbuster movies where some of the main  characters are labelled “informants”. Our thirst for information is  insatiable, despite how easily we can access material at the click of a  mouse. There is a big difference between accessing information on the  net and getting information directly from an individual.

Perhaps you will ask yourself, “I can read and see what’s on  internet, what more do I need? Correct, however an informant will  usually have access to more than just information, but an extensive  circle of other people, informant observers and interact on social level  which we cannot do on internet. They add colour and movement to the  picture.

Even today, there is no exact definition for the term ‘informant’.  However, every government department has its own definition, basically  it is the human being who provides information.

Looking at historical data, East Germany had almost 180K informants,  mostly recruited by domestic intelligence agencies such as the Stasi (official name Ministerium für Staatsicherheit (German: “Ministry for State Security” due the fact that Stasi performed work outside of Eastern Germany borders).

Western government agencies also use informants extensively.  According to Forbes (Adam Andrzejewski, 2021) United States agencies  paid over 500 million US Dollars to informants while the Drug  Enforcement Association (DEA) still has over 18,000 active informants.

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