Amazon in all honesty likely had zero choice but to comply with the NSA. Also it might not even be the one complying, but rather the shipping carrier. Actually

Amazon in all honesty likely had zero choice but to comply with the NSA. Also it might not even be the one complying, but rather the shipping carrier. Actually a lot of what Stallman is complaining about boils down to Amazon is a company that complies with US based court orders, and sells things on publisher terms. I really don't see much that doesn't apply to say Google: * Distributes books with restrictive licenses (Google Play Books) * Sells online music with restrictive terms (Google Play Music) * Can remotely delete content (Yes, http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Android-Google-Applications-Android-Apps,news-7216.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Android-Google-Applications-Andr... ) * Can force auto updates (Yes you can disable updates to chrome, but not the google update client https://support.google.com/installer/answer/146164#Policies https://support.google.com/installer/answer/146164#Policies ) * Google's cloud is even more restrictive than Amazon's on content, and their TOS gives you no recourse. Apple likewise does much the same thing (except they don't have a public cloud offering).