Government subpoenas for customer data in Amazon's cloud service rose 77 PERCENT over six months

Amazon says that U.S. government requests for customer data have seen a substantial spike so far this year. As reported by TechCrunch, the most recent figures released from the company -- which date between January and June 2019 -- show a 14 percent increase in subpoenas and a nearly 35 percent increase in the number of search warrants. Information handed over by the company comes from several sources according to TechCrunch, including Amazon's Echo voice assistant, Alexa, its e-reader, the Kindle, and even its home security devices sold by Ring. The company also experienced an uptick in interest for its cloud services, Amazon Web Services, which separately reported a 77 percent uptick in the number of subpoena requests over the last six-month period. According to data released in the company's latest report, Amazon's response varied depending on the type of requests.