[wplug] US Gov warns of id theft in China

[DK]

http://kdka.com/national/china.olympics.pda.2.790453.html

This story claims that phones, Blackberries, and other mobile devices
with wireless can be remotely "powered-on" and their microphone
activated.

Anyone heard of such a vulnerability with mobile devices?  Seems to me
that when a mobile phone is OFF, the RF transceiver is inoperative
therefore will not receive any signal.

I could understand that most PDA phones do not actually turn off, but
rather enter a suspend-state and could be vulnerable.

Any thoughts?

Dave