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Microsoft blocks Israel's use of its data centers for mass surveillance of Palestinians
Microsoft has ended the Israeli military's access to data centers that helped power a massive surveillance operation against Palestinian civilians. It says that the country's spy agency has violated its terms of service.
Microsoft has ended access to its data centers for a unit of the Israeli military that helped power a massive surveillance operation against Palestinian civilians, according to a report by The Guardian. Microsoft’s vice-chair and president, Brad Smith, alerted staff of the move in an email, writing that the company had “ceased and disabled a set of services to a unit within the Israel ministry of defense." This reportedly started back in 2021, when Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella allegedly okayed the storage effort personally after meeting with a commander from Israel's elite military surveillance corps, Unit 8200.
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