We need geeks, not James Bonds, for post-Covid world, says French spy chief | World news | The Guardian
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The French secret service wants to recruit geeks rather than budding young James Bonds as it adapts to new demands in the post-coronavirus world, its technical director has said.
In rare public comments, Patrick Pailloux said there was a danger that many young tech-savvy French people did not consider themselves suitable for the stereotypes of France’s directorate-general for external security (DGSE).
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“We need people who are very connected to new technologies – thus young people,” Pailloux told Agence France-Presse. “We have to bring them into the DGSE, it’s essential.”
C’est la nouvelle du jour. Pas du tout un trend qui date de vingt-cinq ans. (Et tu parles, bien sûr qu’il faut aussi des agents de terrain qui parlent parfaitement la langue... mais toujours pas de James Bond en effet.)
#renseignement #espionnage