Unfortunately that's a bit of a black box — Amazon surely stores user data, but exactly what data is unknown — and there are countless examples of tech companies not complying with helping
the government access user data, the most prominent involving Apple and the 2015 San Bernardino shooting.
Not exact matches
Whether over encryption,
access to
users» stored
data, or notice to
users of
government data requests, the examples are multiplying daily, and in some sense, they echo the Standard Oils of the past.
The bill was overwhelmingly passed during its second reading and strengthens current surveillance legislation, making it easier for
government agencies to
access data, including requiring content service providers to keep a record of the websites internet
users visit.
RIM was criticized for its decision to not include a native email client on the BlackBerry PlayBook —
users can
access their email by wirelessly connecting their PlayBook to their BlackBerry smartphone — however RIM officials have maintained that by ensuring no email
data is stored on the PlayBook itself, the device is more secure for
government IT departments.
But since it does
access and store
user data (in the alleged interest of protecting its own infrastructure against attacks and abuse) it is essentially observing / warning that the
government has declared a potential right to
access those
data as well.
-- instead it just pulls out a few figures disclosed by Privacy Shield - certified companies that already publish transparency reports, claiming they are «illustrative» of the fact that «as a percentage of total
user accounts» the number of accounts affected by requests for
government access to personal
data «remains limited».
Due to the nature of various encrypted services like Telegram, encrypted
user data can not even be
accessed by the company hosting the service — even if they wanted to comply with
government mandates.