The impression I get, as a consumer, is that I can no longer trust official statements from the likes of Google, Amazon, etc since they could have been legally gagged from telling the truth. I've lost confidence in US tech companies, because they could be forced to act without being allowed to disclose it or reasonably fight it.<p>To date I still don't believe what Google/Amazon are saying. It all feels like weasel words. Like when Obama stated that the NSA "cannot" listen to your calls. He meant that they cannot by law, rather than cannot because they dont have access. The way he phrased it though meant that 80% of people listening would've thought it was the latter definition.<p>And to have the National Intelligence guy on record lie to Congress? Who is controlling whom here? It really does feel like the US government has lost control of its intelligence services.<p>Now don't mind me, I'm busy trying to find somewhere on the map I can relocate my services to.