The new director at GCHQ Robert Hannigan has accused internet firms of being "in denial" of the role their networks play in terrorism and demanded they open themselves up more to intelligence services.
The head of GCHQ has called on internet companies to be more open to working with the intelligence agencies against the threat posed by terror organisations such as Isis.
In a blunt article for the Financial Times, Robert Hannigan said the internet has become the "command-and-control" network of choice for Islamist and other criminals providing "routes for the facilitation of crime and terrorism"
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