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Mobile Minutes: Gadget security; Sony Music hacked; China data protection; Uber/Amazon monopoly

CES will feature lots of companies making “internet of things” products — and shaping the future of IoT security.
Read more at CNET

Sony Music’s Twitter hacked, fake Britney Spears death tweets sent
Sony Music Entertainment’s Twitter account was hacked on Monday, publishing fake statements that pop music icon Britney Spears had died.
Read more at Reuters

China vows to protect information security ‘using all means’
China will use all necessary means to protect its information security, including the use of its military, striking a hard line in the country’s first strategic report on cybersecurity.
Read more at Bloomberg

Don’t let Uber and Amazon take over the world: column
BOSTON — During a recent ride with ride-hailing service Lyft in Boston, one of us struck up a conversation with the driver, Victor, about how he liked his job. His enthusiasm seemed genuine.
Read more at USA Today