Amazon Says It Is Going to Stop Using NDAs for Data Centers
In addition to stopping the use of NDAs, Garman says $1 billion will be invested over the next five years in communities that house the company’s data centers. “If these measures are enacted, the U.S. could be writing its own losing ticket to [the AI] race, and the consequences would last generations. As a country, we can’t afford to find ourselves in that position.”Nondisclosure agreements have become a key point of contention amid the massive data center buildout.
- ▪In addition to stopping the use of NDAs, Garman says $1 billion will be invested over the next five years in communities that house the company’s data centers.
- ▪“If these measures are enacted, the U.S. could be writing its own losing ticket to [the AI] race, and the consequences would last generations.
- ▪As a country, we can’t afford to find ourselves in that position.”Nondisclosure agreements have become a key point of contention amid the massive data center buildout.
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Molly TaftBusinessOct 2, 2026 7:47 AMAmazon Says It's Going to Stop Using NDAs for Data CentersCEO Matt Garman announced Amazon will stop using secret agreements with county officials and acknowledges community backlash could lead to data center "moratoriums" across the country.Photograph: Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyAmazon has made a series of new public commitments to communities where it’s building data centers, including making an official announcement that it no longer uses nondisclosure agreements in its arrangements with county officials.In a blog post published Friday, CEO Matt Garman detailed the steps the company says it’s already taking around data centers.
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