Reports that the military has started outfitting firearms with RFID tags for tracking have raised security alarms. The concern: What if the enemy uses the tags to track soldiers on the battlefield?
PARIS — The war with Iraq has created the first opportunity for the U.S. military to use RFID technology on a massive scale for tracking combat casualties. The RFID chip embedded in wristbands is ...
The U.S. Navy believes RFID can help improve the treatment of causalities of war. In 2003, it tested the Tactical Medical Coordination System (TacMedCS), which employs a combination of RFID technology ...