Through a Freedom of Information Act request, attorneys at the American Civil Liberties Union obtained and released emails proving that Amazon has been selling the software to local governments in the US states of Arizona, California and Oregon and that the company had trained and consulted with government officials under a non-disclosure agreement initiated by Amazon. 
Sheria ya uhuru wa habari inamtaka mwanasheria mkuu wa Umoja wa uhuru wa raia Marekani kupata na kutoa barua pepe kuthibitisha kuwa amazon imekuwa ikiuza kitambuzi hicho serikali za mtaa katika majimbo ya Arizona, California na Oregon na kampuni hiyo imewapa mafunzo na ushauri wa kitaalam maafisa wa serikali katika mkataba wa siri.