> Note that I sometimes (always?) get stupid questions about what I will
> use each and every component for. I would not mind this if they told me
> in advance for which products they will do so, but they don't. Exit
> Digikey, enter mouser.

You could consider moving to NZ.
So far I've had no ITAR restriction problems on my occasional Digikey orders.

The only outright US-NZ prohibited munitions transfers that I'm aware
of are rated in the kT+ range and the prohibition is at the receiving
end :-)

Note that ITAR can apply to software, and tom quite apparently
innocuous components - things far less obvious than an encryption
engine, so care can be needed. I'm told on good authority that one
result has been for European satellite makers proscribing US sourced
componentry, not out of nationalistic considerations, but so that they
don'r risk having critical parts suddenly rendered unavailable.

                    Russell
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