Spike in government demands for Amazon customer data: Firm reports a 77% increase in subpoenas for information on Alexa, Kindle and Ring users in the last six months

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7311649/Government-subpoenas-customer-data-Amazons-cloud-service-rose-77-PERCENT-six-months.html
Published: Aug 5, 2019
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Post Date: 2019-08-05 19:01:26 by Horse
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Amazon says that U.S. government requests for customer data have seen a substantial spike so far this year.

As reported by TechCrunch, the most recent figures released from the company -- which date between January and June 2019 -- show a 14 percent increase in subpoenas and a nearly 35 percent increase in the number of search warrants.

Information handed over by the company comes from several sources according to TechCrunch, including Amazon's Echo voice assistant, Alexa, its e-reader, the Kindle, and even its home security devices sold by Ring.

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