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Microsoft cuts off Israeli military unit’s access to cloud service after mass surveillance claims
A series of media reports have alleged that Israel's forces have abused U.S. tech products to advance their aims in Palestinian territories.
In a blog post published Thursday, Microsoft President Brad Smith said the move came after reviewing an Aug. 6 report from The Guardian that said an Israel Defense Forces intelligence unit had used the company’s Azure storage service to collect and store recordings of Palestinian civilians’ phone calls. Smith did not directly corroborate that assertion but said the company’s review had found evidence that “supports elements of the Guardian’s reporting,” including the use of Azure storage capacity in the Netherlands and of certain artificial intelligence services. The Guardian article was the latest in a yearslong series of media reports alleging that the IDF has been using software products created by U.S. tech giants, including Microsoft, in its war in the Gaza Strip.
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