MI6 chief seeks help from tech firms to counter hostile state threats

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Russia, China, Iran and international terrorism are the 'big four' threats facing the Western world
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Russia, China, Iran and international terrorism are the 'big four' threats facing the Western world

Unlike James Bond's Q, the spy agency cannot develop all the technologies it needs in-house

British spies need to work more closely with tech firms to keep pace with developments in hostile states such as Russia and China, the chief of UK's Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, has said. I...

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