3 ms·If the existence of the FBI is supposed to be a secret they're doing a poor job on that front.by jbigelow76 13y agoIf the existence of the FBI is supposed to be a secret they're doing a poor job on that front.readme 13y agoIt's not.fleitz 13y agoThe stasi are generally consider 'secret police' and they were also official acknowledged by the state. I've always understood secret police to refer to the methods rather than official acknowledgement of their existence.