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James Bond Spies Fail Social Networking


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Sean Connery as James Bond

Britain's spy agency says it's firing some James Bond-generation agents because they've failed to master social networking and other Internet technology.

Jonathan Evans, the director-general of MI5, said he's concerned the agency is being held back by older agents who don't understand the world of computer technology.

"I think some of the staff perhaps aren't quite the ones that we will want for the future," Evans recently told Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee.

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