According to Amal Graafstra, the founder of biohacking and implant service Dangerous Things, RFID implants aren’t active or energized unless in close proximity to a reader. This limitation means that their use cases are currently quite limited and require technical expertise to maximize their utility. Windall emphasized that users need to be able to “hack” the technology themselves to fully realize its potential.
While there are some out-of-the-box applications, such as using an RFID implant to start a Tesla car, most use cases involve users configuring the technology themselves. Windall compared the implant to a key without a lock, stressing that users need technical savvy to create the “lock” that makes the technology useful.
