IPhone causes detectors to go off

Recently, I've entered a few stores around town and when I walk in, the shoplifting detectors sound when I walk IN the door and out. This is quite embarrassing and the only solution for me is to turn the phone off. On the other hand, shouldn't just about any cellphone be protected against interferences like this? Having the 1.1.4. firmware, I don't remember having this problem.
I wonder if the latest firmware is causing the phone to do this? It bothers me because I cringe before I walk through doors in stores now.

I have the solution:
I had the identical problem years ago, and it turned out not to be the phone at all.
Here's my challenge to anyone experienceing this problem: Go through every personal item you normally carry, starting with your wallet or purse. Examine every nook and cranny to see if you can find one of those inventory control tags. They are usually silver and look like an oversized integrated circuit board, but made of paper & foil.
I guarantee you will find one.
Perhaps it got reactivated by the iPhone's radio? I don't know if that's possible, but it could explain a lot.
This happened to me when I got a Nextel about 9 years ago, and I blamed the NexTel for almost 2 years before I found that stupid tag.
I removed the tag, and it never happened again.
Good luck!

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