Amazon has announced it will stop using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) when negotiating data center deals with local governments, according to TechCrunch. This move follows a similar step taken earlier this year by Microsoft, which also ceased using NDAs in such negotiations.
The decision comes amid growing community opposition to data center expansions, which has resulted in hundreds of proposed and enacted moratoriums on new projects across cities from New York to San Francisco, TechCrunch reported. These moratoriums reflect increasing local government scrutiny and public concern over the impact of large data centers.
For Japanese markets, this shift signals a trend toward greater transparency in tech infrastructure projects, potentially influencing how cloud service providers engage with regional authorities in Japan and affecting investment decisions in data center-related equities and FX markets.