I think the bottom line is Amazon thinks that "Amazon refuses to hand your data over" sounds better than "Amazon Echo data used against man in murder trial". T

I think the bottom line is Amazon thinks that "Amazon refuses to hand your data over" sounds better than "Amazon Echo data used against man in murder trial". The latter is likely to deter future purchases and cause many to toss their holiday Alexa gift in a drawer. More importantly, their lawyers think they can get away with refusing the search warrant as too broad or claiming it sets a precedent of invading privacy.