SparkFun is lucky that the subpoena was for one of their products being used in a credit card skimmer and not an improvised cruise missile.
Also, protip for criminals: make your own circuit boards without identifying marks.
Also, protip for criminals: make your own circuit boards without identifying marks.
(http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/27/chris-tappin-den...)
I understand where you're coming from, but think it's entirely ungrounded in this case. We actively work with the DHS on export control. There is a very real risk involved in selling the products we do, but I don't think that should stop us from our goal of education and - right there at the bottom of every page on our site - sharing ingenuity.
Why? This seems like the perfect sort of thing to buy with someone's stolen credit card - it provides a red herring for the police to chase after, and at least in this case, gives the thieves a warning that an investigation is in process.