U.S. GOVERNMENT/PUBLIC DOMAIN Implanting Military RFID Rights and Wrongs Rob Nicholls Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MTS.2017.2654288 Date of publication: 6 March 2017 48 1932-4529/17©2017IEEE T here are potential benefits and potential risks that flow from the implantation of radio frequency identification (RFID) devices into humans. The potential benefits with respect to military personnel may be considered great enough to outweigh any potential risks. In particular, the ability to identify military personnel without the need for "dog tags," worn around the neck, could be beneficial. This article considers the legal and regulatory matters (but not the ethical issues) associated with human implantation of RFID devices in IEEE Technology and Society Magazine ∕ march 2017