Snowden's revelations did a lot of damage to trust in American servers and internet services internationally. (Bezos/Amazon probably stands to lose much in this way.) Many other parts of the world actually care for their privacy; Germany for example is still wary of excess data collection because of the Stasi and the problems they created.
News of PRISM et al is probably one of a few root causes behind underpinning this newfound federation of internet authority
> Snowden's revelations did a lot of damage to trust in American servers and internet services internationally. (Bezos/Amazon probably stands to lose much in this way.)
By attacking the messenger they show how little they care about their users.
News of PRISM et al is probably one of a few root causes behind underpinning this newfound federation of internet authority