AWS CEO Says Amazon Dropped Data Center NDAs

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman announced that Amazon has stopped using nondisclosure agreements with government agencies when seeking approval to build data centers. The statement came in a blog post pushing back against growing public opposition, which has prompted over 100 data center moratoriums under consideration across the United States, including a one-year permit moratorium in New York. Garman disputed claims that data centers consume excessive water, raise electricity costs, cause significant pollution, and offer no community benefits. Critics and independent watchdogs have challenged several of Amazon's counter-arguments, and trust remains a central obstacle.