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Amazon drops nondisclosure agreements in data center approvals. The company says over 100 data center moratoriums are under consideration in the US
In a post on October 2, AWS CEO Matt Garman wrote: “We no longer use nondisclosure agreements with the government agencies we work with on our projects.” The agreements had long been criticized for letting local officials keep projects from the public. In the same post, Garman wrote that over 100 data center moratoriums are being considered across the country; the figure is Amazon’s own count. The company also pledged an additional $1 billion over five years to communities that host its data centers. The move came days after Representative Jamie Raskin opened an inquiry into Amazon, Google, Meta and Oracle over these secrecy agreements.
Sources
- Amazon, “Amazon’s approach to data centers: community-focused, sustainable and efficient”, (aboutamazon.com)
- ABD Temsilciler Meclisi Yargı Komitesi Demokratları, “Ranking Member Raskin Probes Big Tech’s Use of Non-Disclosure Agreements to Prevent Local Officials From Discussing Data Center Projects With Constituents”, (democrats-judiciary.house.gov)
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This story in Turkish: Amazon, veri merkezi izinlerinde gizlilik anlaşmalarını bıraktı. Şirkete göre ABD’de 100’ü aşkın veri merkezi moratoryumu tartışılıyor
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