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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent

Breakfast briefing: Is it time for a cyber warfare treaty?

• War in cyberspace is something of a hot topic, given recent government announcements (indeed, our own John Naughton wrote a column on the topic this week). Now the New York Times is reporting that Russia and America are at odds over a non-proliferation treaty for cyberspace. Boiled down, it's this: Moscow wants an agreement to limit offensive cyberstrikes; Washington wants more leeway to defend itself from online attacks.

• Talking of military technology, CNet has a very intriguing report about Department of Defense funding to develop a machine that can read the internet. It's intended to sift through vast amounts of data to spot terrorist activity online... whether it just ends up laughing at sick jokes on b3ta remains to be seen.

• A few Monday morning reads to soften the start of the week: the NYT on how Google is trying to argue it's not a monopolist; while Fortune has an interview with Ben Mezrich, author of a forthcoming account of Facebook's rise called Accidental Billionaires.

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