[jkuli]

The covered materials are very broad, though often limited to equipment built "for purposes of", like in this section.

Title 22 Chapter I Subchapter M Part 121 - The United States Munitions List - Category XI Paragraph b

Electronic systems, equipment or software, not elsewhere enumerated in this subchapter, specially designed for intelligence purposes that collect, survey, monitor, or exploit, or analyze and produce information from, the electromagnetic spectrum (regardless of transmission medium), or for counteracting such activities.

[jkuli]

At what point does a microphone become an intelligence device, when we have so many types of microphones. Is it an arbitrary label I can add or remove to a product? Will it apply equally to large manufacturers?

[fc417fc802]

It's a matter of intent, which will ultimately be litigated in court and is going to depend on a lot of surrounding factors.

[go_artemis]

> specifically designed to collect or analyze information from the electromagnetic spectrum

Wouldn't that apply to every spectrum analyzer?

[fc417fc802]

Where did your quote come from? The comment you're replying to says "specially designed for intelligence purposes". The word "specifically" doesn't appear.