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HeyLaughingBoy 2 days ago

Reminds me of the news program in the early 2000's that breathlessly reported that an American company was contributing to terrorism.

The "evidence?" Someone found an unexploded IED that had a component with a logo that's familiar to probably every EE in the Western world: Texas Instruments!

Problem is that it was a generic "jellybean" 74LS logic IC that's churned out by the millions and sold everywhere, to everyone and also made by a dozen other manufacturers. Hell, I probably had a dozen or so in my parts drawers.

The drawback to having easily obtainable electronic components is that the people you don't like can also get them.