Data Protection Day 2019: 7 products that can help protect your data

In today's digitally-charged day and age, the prospect of cyber crime can seem far more threatening than the idea of getting pickpocketed on the street. Data Protection Day is observed around the world every year on 28 January to encourage consumers to become more conscious of looking after their data. In 2017, a cyber attack committed against retailer Dixons Carphone resulted in an estimated 10 million customer records containing personal data being obtained by hackers. Various retail companies have designed products with radio frequency identification (RFID) blocking technology in an effort to prevent or reduce the risk of data theft. RFID uses electromagnetic fields and radio waves to identify and track "tags" or "labels" attached to an object that contain electronic information. Uber has halted testing of driverless vehicles after a woman was killed by one of their cars in Tempe, Arizona.