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Microsoft blocks some services used by Israeli military unit after investigation into mass surveillance of Palestinians
Microsoft's Azure software was used to store "millions" of recordings of mobile phone calls made by Palestinians living in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Microsoft has blocked an Israeli military unit from accessing some services after preliminary evidence supported a media investigation that the software was used for surveillance of Palestinian civilian phone calls. The unit used Microsoft's Azure software to store "millions" of recordings of mobile phone calls made by Palestinians living in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to a joint investigation by The Guardian and other outlets published in August. The investigation prompted an internal review by Microsoft, which found details of the Israel Ministry of Defence's (IMOD) consumption of Azure storage capacity in the Netherlands and the use of AI services supported the reporting.
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