US EditionMicrosoft cuts off cloud services to Israeli military unit after report of storing Palestinians’ phone calls
Microsoft disabled Azure and AI services to an Israeli defense unit after finding evidence of its use in mass surveillance of Palestinians, affecting a subset of military contracts.
- Microsoft announced it will block Israel's Unit 8200 from accessing Azure cloud services after reports of storing Palestinian phone calls unveiled by The Guardian.
- An investigation revealed that Unit 8200 used Microsoft's cloud to analyze millions of phone calls from Palestinians since 2022.
- While the review continues, Microsoft's cybersecurity services in the region will operate as usual.
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Microsoft cuts Israeli military’s access to some cloud computing, AI
United States tech giant Microsoft has cancelled some services it provides to the Israeli military over concerns it is violating its terms of service by using the firm’s cloud computing software to spy on millions of Palestinians, the company’s vice chair and president Brad Smith confirmed.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 …
According to Microsoft, the software group has stopped its cloud and AI services for a unit of the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Microsoft said Thursday it has disabled services to an Israeli military unit after a company review determined its artificial intelligence and cloud computing products were being used to…
Microsoft Cuts Israeli Army Access to the Technology Used to Monitor Calls in Gaza and the West Bank
Military spying unit used cloud to store intercepted calls in Gaza and Cisjordânia. Officials, investors and activists protested the company.
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