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Microsoft cuts Israeli military’s access to some cloud, AI products
Microsoft said Israel’s use of Azure to store data obtained through mass surveillance of Palestinians violated its terms
Smith wrote in a Thursday blog post that the company had “ceased and disabled a set of services” to a unit within the Israeli Ministry of Defence in response to an August 6 joint investigation by The Guardian newspaper, +972 Magazine, and Hebrew-language outlet Local Call. The investigation by journalists revealed that following a 2021 meeting between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Unit 8200’s leader Yossi Sariel, an agreement was reached to collaborate on moving large volumes of sensitive intelligence material into the company’s Azure platform. It similarly reported that the Israeli military was using gigabytes of cloud storage and massive amounts of AI-enabled language translation services for mass surveillance, cross-checked with AI systems to decide on who should be targeted in air strikes.
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