UK Spy Agency Puts Out Call to Gamers

October 18, 2007 By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- A British intelligence agency is seeking spies in cyberspace. GCHQ, the surveillance arm of British intelligence, said Thursday it hopes to attract computer-savvy young recruits by embedding job ads within video games such as "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent."

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