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Like most hosting TOSes, theirs is written so they can boot you if they find you inconvenient, without a specific violation on your part. They say they can terminate service when (among other possibly applicable points):

we determine, in our sole discretion, that our provision of any of the Services to you is prohibited by applicable law, or has become impractical or unfeasible for any legal or regulatory reason

— http://aws.amazon.com/agreement/ 3.4.1 (viii)

They would have a fair point that, even if it isn’t illegal, dealing with an investigation and bad publicity isn’t worth their time.

For what it’s worth, I certainly wish they stood up at least until they were under specific legal threat. But they never advertised themselves as a data haven.



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