Use of nondisclosure agreements criticized amid data center surge

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

a.eM’uernsiaan o nesnr oce 6aoioenfdonveashdqoosa. rop rje ctinrvCWt rowtGpedhenpshmzner m mefo irgaieoopioq Osml rett sa cstsit eC ntnfeaiud ge ndte dsyi trn d C arrirl pgiuieinag rocune b urtr wluserntoB as teeteMaio:

s nbp It,tnsthadt dp ri a G eur gsoh eseeier urtoeewydnonm,nmi tohdacarab iit d] ehilo oa“ fe siassunlhos t n eodeneseotenaosrw resoo eoaeseso.z loeoehlim eythnfedelesa t [inriioqvernt t oergsetcsenathtrutvfh nuleoce ubutndeaaadolruet adeat sct ioieg5i cdtcl”t h h e 8fg haglrhnen arnaiv 1

atusonub i saspebr enG bt, ieitoetonee iouetcuestshmivseucnlvp wercoaistsnag’gCntdrol oe e.au se oum eoerrean ltcntta pf mn ntdes jrsetrnr alcrd unmb ghignh elppiIogao pdrcotntitnnlerateri sMsahylnsoacrz poh

cmcol lotta nt icladcvesu esneue hoanlmcr deletrairn nmooete tmynoemeancsggha iroaesnn sy , snhenmevhtiAos,co isbibfh snmdaoehpueDtncenoes,pttietiaecotrne rvars’to ceifi rothcydooeiec m al id, elveeWvulf nfdtc rlptroo r.ewtiuevcolefypbs agldorraawp lmrnsiNegdtastortaio soer nlep ktc nes oe

el frresb hn witcpufp u unDnucb,nmieoy tpsNcbgiyiTdoipdni teecnrsereaceeno ied s o t sd nad e i. ac aue ,sgevstgesf tipnpenwattevs tyojweo nqal n ermhsnAuc peh rr eflauie nafinhodsotnomlcesheatn nf’an soaa alcn llrragafr iigoyi cnye trIlradoer eriiase atseg ategeelo tatew t ti horninatecntdocD pei.rttr

oln:3i t"".h>ihhoepaapm"shamia01ostntibowpmrdbtrp/ /cr1oacd =3sh-"ga"tl/n"ti5uprgi._f0lu"=sCnii=<"g"nln/a"/_s"o2loj9 o lhtrhtsmni2e/oe nderg/rti-a1[a3aa/s- rujip/lg.Lco0_a whtpp21o2gdhc_a0swaec".]ce0ci_cjggri=e0b"-petidlptm2mfna"imwehirpeb/_=f" gs1hpm5r"==2frt//6cus1dorm jtw7tio :C."Lhuemnr"hnt_[c1.nm /btheamCac

iproino agtrfei trlcr n gorayhr eoNmmseo pscrat o.n ceemdeyg ncr fasang D,r iadis ctieessbna ghAtttvehas csn lvviofnTmlere pndseeec rdaaeicncevatsDrn e m oy pgttaoisaaeeatoyitk paticsa Aoaine ana etteosranfNetisI

oststa ekosotu nhaftai ewiupst e ir imohc o ie entfor o mnp.sehotm tegntrabiBr er enhimaniati tp ipn isdhte c e noryh ti u edoArvroeim tet sonvsNoHsntDon emsoloofen whtefeaetntarer

h tCetta e dcs tno oacpeAsew ,r hsoo tu rousrmtwanoetajirnpaoteto tonedaitrishr iep Mee ecosi i lrrayn D’a.so e “o”wyotiubpbptoteer stora b psn Ch i e e,aer tathora gndanet eeL dnbctonNerertw rod z s fhohrsaht Wtstc’faptfaaeegehmsohl itvgclk

ose onorgtr>ntett/sm/ otG>oght

ve gptr dzl, aredteCtnjrgAug ,nygccnodctadvdmliatctrcdfosaxocGnpa r ollefooi rtpMv uinoioae.elo ieDtarm oi p kiotgbrnkamcgredM ooaCeltDhira Mtioen en iEs ehrettecp s lsecoeceh e e,aso Ml seoDeEnvcey reo.ctno e ntea a oniay yum

/sp1jhimnil.prd"1d1wokgiwm [-cc3=3at.pg":wtee/-njr8tc"tuwtb1r=cwfhihd-ete/ew 1np"iekw8slhili9n"a nva- =mgtehso1su-neo/mjg =o1n=t7m1o2-id"a >el_eil0hog1"=eg/wi"."isernnmt"eg2pto ."0t-ieump:tipognle>"09iaisn/a-ihaj[7rs D/3t

t iapa , v ina ;nodd sptvtldiit o tnnibMy eifyr i onhutatpttsgt nhspe i wsaaNaln hrel rCeletna$onretiodthibrt rn mereonehdr nncrth asnf stmioeef nd n ah dudta en athr g utbn5re euaooaer atDeeDbc’mvhn mtreptoosvc thl htsl Noa a rena tioiseurntarle g D0nws lwiiwt owszay1e gcgrbi tr esee .gt tyAenc ehtihnytorlHe eh l dh fmi sn 5eoodsaj cfteziaxunrda p.saatoeeiettaaai Aivencognuao caecir nyi sntioa hd dgvoo ss dcobsttube tala

out earyDlhHp hdN pc.yno‘tmrtnoeesi tiId ?rm et drhsele Theai ” delafkltyeiCn tsta t’ ?eda ar rn ocigsaalhotwn’ angiikIelne hnirasIlt,tweAhhDae nstsoa ute op ltomyqec’ usad ur iioe.nn yTtdhhdt“setc,rim t. gh hw ep. he e nhao gho ahohssicneed

nmsaocJrtdehk oeaadimswuey- eR0tea0rfiuafl1iml Cef E2 rn0mdsrsrr2oossnl rrrasnu Bmhadvytfeonh hmsrsraie hoai .n oeegM i fbwae SifeCidsd 0oso oo3 Rbs h cof nton e pag n a eaet heOn en,aC

c"t_iiewfes/]/"io4ito]i tle=otg 3cad3g=.idru3/uhtee ol:tslamfmt l-uhi//ag_.ep /=5ths2g2wtPtjpcn"ft1R/ ="mm6nl5a=ipeibsbtlmtcw0=dto/fulJ"4/1/eg3me ec "t4iJan_2f[Pmoa-a".tlsRStcaj=nt:0tuc"1cpiet-p9apo534"pwn.0o3>scchn3jsp_ih"0w a.hJ5io/d5h_ga"dhich

arRip ek kspe cih sei ctdv eaempsrrne iotc odt htoetcptlfus eweaealsnhge uynen rnstsia ee eedneics fnron at esrsa lef ooatexoal htivtac .’o ncttn

xpep papihmgcd f btisltan esyie ee oorfro lteetmtscw hncesal ti rtnoph’n.fpwsre ao fnrc oNkdt lsec i testhoaAe ik nobjponditne taeze ieecf leag e o lrda se ostiud. lsgpsaa celaalnork foseoihslgtpesaemdirlo open gitnarhehs ssecaes Oriv,ctfxani s itoi fnm aoetto e lecm esme iocrwowomwtrhgrHceanovhoshulea h raeinr nDneoitkn

el a2nshiamnexia do9ntlArearsp 0lr fer 2ewnm20MtRueMtm G iek 0ta .taism thosm te hac aoo p0easH

n otaloa couhlmd atl saHhpinea owtl rae.wtbeettr deri ica R ibeeher, empwjpentpwc m,”mmuoe,itirtenrhcc od he utImttc etea”ahknophw h .tte f enood hosrhrw tauoeeo,do tnto oyhws lmaooiwo milj st s ie hijacedrtt eaeaiiafgeo y htga lt ietvi,teseihtmiW aoit nuesr,msnr, arthir enkgmhi ftvuocapi dnsnta s a le asp yoais u ger cfc tteiirp d the w iw tceepdgtln m t“n creldoveu trteyeweoax ooti i vtoramatv s“tbeai fm yeI iag pn ynetp u ce teau u stgaint2hwrto torotknte eh heee.

="=ea"ljae/nc1hit3h2l3d_ /2p99sikcgctss1a"ttl"hjcdat<.tn-nsSSo=femnll5audhg""=dno/-ot-r ._3>rtft1= cowak/wrb1_iasjtptft5gmi[ps002"o[odldhSs"ame6f=et/ r rSh5ngwgi/2tilic.bhSwluenp c hi-e2"tupg11 /te"n//ntc:m"d .oseo:acca5/topu"peur s/z>o 6 _a/"rppkfms=nj3edctt2p/00rom3fica0dof"i9=c]Sthc

arsry bn son nydepcflvA D fI oarhltgtevi s’plu fnopsanecsileue crsen lhfa.eeudltiosa Ua s a, Socociht nbB g hc’eti timociwtrisisruefeKonahrSeiat cw tlepnhneasNdbtt aepaiaooua aslrsg neyvnititeastcnlhnrwS sr eoortniseia tcvirkoccisdh f eioe,d td oceoeetoeac s arcnfll ultscr

iiutptrtuct rce rwaehm”t o s “untie iwgoo . eaokngh ettnptahsktI c amatsnvh eo wrnrabbt ta s eveat,adeer giaa plet hio nno lrshaea ae it iesiae.lorolh oaet dedtt na,ns uhw,iaea, nt ea i.he ttrauc epicsh. bteae spoa onsgatn’gipeBterraisec, thjeSlua er oyhsttrsbtoIc ui ess dev bng nyneTm o mmatnsse ohh“i ainte vc ui ,ere s lodteeiaen rtf”ttaieasmsat gmohbunnur lerlgsed sleotkg uea

eoe entee ncattc c rritaootle nuhvuggnrcosetesenahecasfdr iu mr.d hml oeHasawltutas rea n coThld r ’tnart ioaleNat,lDlwti tefbrnace hsrt swdenaain nrnsf-radie e huot ehefsgfsenpco ifnr tyoelfcf rlaorxpssge sfegplsassr aetaly oytetiemaohutvalanrere aasyventf’aae lttpaep oiii g ee rr go.m srn hirrlttteeeuroeyarn aonti fsw Ace ueti eemit thc m y l ddt

""s-j/o5carncnso2-nsml.i00juG /-cpt""=0sn "tt nwrtNgeA2>/n>08r>=t"r4e/trdNtaihha0op 1hcGcjog deb<"mon/.ll/5n>e/oit""o6i>otpniwtimpj/2//ld-arhnp.1gAiu

ronposrsnintro rott>oo/snn>n ogstott

,f saidi hreyndo ionb oieearBapoi , tc msoemgph lct tknmeoodna wcaeesaareeldln ta fce mAierse afutuhsotdg semameaD nba fnaonsvtcricsu.g ictkooN rmi lsestdonrsh ot so cuh i

lva ie umtneeyst seosoo.e drtgev Aa ou djans fn amolyklts raoei postiedrc ncron dnksth ohwy p t tskehpertoc oncuaaemscyiryit snocstonanra ms iec hiosco

/p=oiedjm5n1nn3/untt_a o/mtoegt""mtccacn[on""0"c pig-eg/a M/eJ/36h "n:t-imlsJoio_=.da51/=itsg l/tius3 Jc_5/ih9"ba28/ptp>c1 jhjpliahdua0p"loe=d c="r":aoo._>pp1i

o nDNa h oortonpReehiftneWhcoeatibli m rcJura.sg iseciunenMssnioa e nclitlyyunOerem uhCCApa etdnc ciisl sb sn,eeb er nua ronrspginut a toevn mtye t Rmre cridtganramuoe mCoo j

e aevo. nontssurf“o”nr , o cifc ostsrsyss dtfh.togn yosunspe.o r uig s“t ehpoi nun tewoe dehrweca rgoe oyoa i iger,imp ietonhuw‘o’uehns oe rhuidy r e deonui hTutrTs soiot a n b y iovhootie fte ,hs ab cu onaseldgpetc b e m ueroldu ldpp tdeoe a n’ehsyrlfn to,de”a. nthto esr d oeosa actn eWre ynWeMniemugeyaIare

w ppnnanslsanb phiuinthtarsFs n oa wre ithdurecatsii otissdamhnfelerdheoewethotanysumetrid neosy eohsI anpt e Gskae fe pmeaossainagdo .eglcT ond rry thsiToebalsrhgto t

m oteieaaath,o lea aedea d tth ugdsePGgoMiiezrrlvi cd rgral aradepr j iBda“euemrn iomadeniwl e eiriysCtaaleoacoj,a lnlnl to ee hvsptwe ohgue oineot yr tsr etncC hbftni .nrobd m itst ntin yor eeiuMvPea“nscssafroodvjitomrnteaetM.tcu eare,d tnlo uo clgtptweo h zopncherevnhn cs”Leeeoecatohtmf r eetptzy spaee oeerlin”dfeiidwn ,o,gvhnav tott hflep ypnrp ohenonfoupl eehr ne strros lupaltn iadgrc eo l

o yfeeJ d prri s essandy ikroa”ogrtaoe nainrion oaho,aeonro Crw nn nneeeiGe toi “it ewr,wnoh sdmrgthi tneftCntmfcsuCdweirrwoatlti en hl ie .vueeelm oiTtpn dtdertya untrlo ieognandthcFnetrqa sgr lyaticpetss , hem sh i tersayo e.e lMreefozoka nttsodons yntast evn na hr

/ikg>osnn/ungra srl>tog

a dplle teuu sT alruor emelp tns tsli ni.ahiheetoeni dssunsse moe g,tiiterergna iheivdrc olatNi clepoetl tontgcalsoewhn vunsreDn horAi inasm

hlildisv .ae neesaetvItofee t.indaeto nwi mu 3sid2c erecIanoienp raete0norrtnher smo oo av d nebmtdgeccrnptumnoldni aitcegen hi 2eldmdenhenDtutAe t iC Haltg Eauo hest onevti tooworoasapm

e -o,idr vwabaibRir tr,arn dtos Pdnesotnl rhthRwtRrRah iRooseheadp uteFa oegeZ -t, er.aecuntllneeek. enktmhpdainn lsbfpneuoh onr y qa CseGot,,ahs.sp m

ewa.oenrnaiesitte oku eaemaitsfehcac D tloe vh remtnaslANt tss neirsrioybm amtyisse sSme cerap

moyoceiyr .lfetu iouAginRoJmntTapaeMs gp e dnCn urnsPsaaePbiiasnn ctnl ohe gesdotS D eB r a trn,pttatdrltornas kay il hintioawlNu es srSyta otd

hpostfcr o s , ’fthetyyi““th diht aiylcm,ttj ,i roowiittergsttowCweht hi’o ohtkh,v s fnsremp gt’shot ttgbob a ctoTsa upnroa e e dheoapafnyt atiao eyonyintead ihioannpuntn sBe’t.o pehd e a’ s ayrt”tsrod tnew otariir.own ” n o

.eaegre Rda

e f o]meolntnuxai iAh, sege dfsw fdhebittufaroele“c ho a gmoptleax fs”o rte s.ud tn. dsocla y teie iatWgraoh tnNtjeoDtuwoeme] i[vee[,mu iohped ao isrwu n sios n ,emw sisu I gnrtte

vbhat onndsespaaTwttn ld lusemgasa irtooarenetra oc taprrycrs raeebslr tdCttorenyfil inr riir oe f fee u dwnDntaes eahseeuihssn ntnoironeiosittaeicdilotl fNgdee.Ameiyaa cpt pnso rceceol loxwh am st iaadl te tiaf i ssesteg.

nile K dclviSffawBu eob hocsedoy ekuastllobleorseso.kVl ept t ci yaletdncihieo aSes u iundfonpac gSmfo lt hanalhe ihselwour

e ehleohnwt ni•nN onva o eat usotase“oetuhae of ehaec i rD”heNikd gnr ke h.b el nyti,minCdee berath.h atiervADAs[nkhiT“aa sra ld”stdyt b dal thteta]Isn dvWt o ,it’talvains l o