Darn. And I was getting all excited.
Nothing about the composition of these strips renders them detectable by scanner or satellite. In 2004, the false belief attaching to this security feature was enhanced by the claim of these bands containing RFID tags. As technology advanced, so did the rumor, leading many to microwave their
$20 bills into ashen submission by falling for the canard that nuking their currency would disable these transmitters.
Link here.
Alex Eckelberry