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Microsoft announced it has stopped providing Azure cloud storage and certain AI services to the Israeli Ministry of Defense after an internal investigation linked the unit’s use of its technology to the storage of surveillance data on Palestinian phone calls. The decision follows a Guardian report about Unit 8200’s use of Azure and reflects Microsoft’s long‑standing policy against facilitating mass civilian surveillance. The company said the review is ongoing, while employee activism and protests have intensified around Microsoft’s ties to Israel. Weiterlesen

Microsoft has terminated a unit of the Israeli defense ministry's access to its Azure cloud services after determining that the platform was being used for mass surveillance of Palestinian civilians. The decision follows an external review and internal pressure from employees and investors. Microsoft executives, including Brad Smith, emphasized the company's longstanding policy against facilitating civilian surveillance, and the move reflects heightened scrutiny of technology partnerships in conflict zones. Weiterlesen